Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Argentina instead of Aruba, you would:

Health

live 1.0 years longer

In Aruba, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024. In Argentina, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

make 61.4% less money

Aruba has a GDP per capita of $38,591 as of 2024, while in Argentina, the GDP per capita is $14,898 as of 2025.

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Life

be 33.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Aruba, approximately 12.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Argentina, on the other hand, 8.0 children do as of 2024.

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have 46.1% more children

In Aruba, there are approximately 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Argentina, there are 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 38.1% more on education

Aruba spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Argentina spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Geography

see 72.8 times more coastline

Aruba has a total of 68 km of coastline. In Argentina, that number is 4,989 km.

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Infrastructure

find 49.2% more home broadband

Aruba has 17.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Argentina has 26.1 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 22.1% less CO2

Aruba emits 5.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Argentina emits 4.0 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
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Size Comparison · See true size
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Moving from Aruba to Argentina · UN DESA 2020
1 people born in Aruba live in Argentina.
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Argentina: At a glance

Argentina is a sovereign country in South America, with a total land area of approximately 2,736,690 sq km. In 1816, the United Provinces of the Rio Plata declared their independence from Spain. After Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay went their separate ways, the area that remained became Argentina. The country's population and culture were heavily shaped by immigrants from throughout Europe, with Italy and Spain providing the largest percentage of newcomers from 1860 to 1930. Up until about the mid-20th century, much of Argentina's history was dominated by periods of internal political conflict between Federalists and Unitarians and between civilian and military factions. After World War II, an era of Peronist populism and direct and indirect military interference in subsequent governments was followed by a military junta that took power in 1976. Democracy returned in 1983 after a failed bid to seize the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) by force, and has persisted despite numerous challenges, the most formidable of which was a severe economic crisis in 2001-02 that led to violent public protests and the successive resignations of several presidents. In January 2013, Argentina assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2013-14 term.
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