Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Argentina instead of Cyprus, you would:
Health
live 1.4 years less
In Cyprus, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Argentina, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
be 29.8% more likely to be obese
In Cyprus, 21.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Argentina, that number is 28.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 47.7% less money
Cyprus has a GDP per capita of $37,700 as of 2020, while in Argentina, the GDP per capita is $19,700 as of 2020.
be 39.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Cyprus, 7.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Argentina, that number is 9.8% as of 2019.
be 2.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Cyprus, 14.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Argentina, however, that number is 35.5% as of 2019.
Life
have 47.4% more children
In Cyprus, there are approximately 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Argentina, there are 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 6.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Cyprus, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Argentina, 39.0 women do as of 2017.
be 11.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Cyprus, approximately 8.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Argentina, on the other hand, 9.3 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 17.2% less on education
Cyprus spends 5.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Argentina spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 35.7% more on healthcare
Cyprus spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Argentina, that number is 9.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 7.7 times more coastline
Cyprus has a total of 648 km of coastline. In Argentina, that number is 4,989 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Argentina: At a glance
How big is Argentina compared to Cyprus? See an in-depth size comparison.