Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Argentina instead of Brazil, you would:
Health
live 1.5 years longer
In Brazil, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 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.
see 49.2% more spent on your healthcare
Brazil spends $2,070 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Argentina spends $3,089 as of 2023.
have 2.2 times more doctors per person
Brazil has 23.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Argentina has 51.1 as of 2023.
be 23.4% more likely to be obese
In Brazil, 30.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Argentina, that number is 37.2% of people as of 2024.
Economy
make 39.1% more money
Brazil has a GDP per capita of $10,713 as of 2025, while in Argentina, the GDP per capita is $14,898 as of 2025.
be 19.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Brazil, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Argentina, that number is 7.1% as of 2025.
Life
be 50.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Brazil, approximately 67.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Argentina, 33.0 women do as of 2023.
be 35.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Brazil, approximately 12.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Argentina, on the other hand, 8.0 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 11.0% less on education
Brazil spends 5.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Argentina spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 33.4% less coastline
Brazil has a total of 7,491 km of coastline. In Argentina, that number is 4,989 km.
Safety
be 76.7% less likely to be murdered
Brazil has a homicide rate of 19.3 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Argentina, that number is 4.5 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 43.9% less likely to die in a road accident
In Brazil, road accidents kill 15.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Argentina, they kill 8.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 7.0 times more strain on fresh water
Brazil withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Argentina withdraws 10% as of 2022.
Environment
be 26.1% more likely to die from air pollution
In Brazil, air pollution causes 23.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Argentina, it causes 29.0 as of 2019.
emit 72.8% more CO2
Brazil emits 2.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Argentina emits 4.0 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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