Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Argentina instead of Cyprus, you would:
Health
have 43.6% more doctors per person
Cyprus has 35.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Argentina has 51.1 as of 2023.
live 4.3 years less
In Cyprus, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Argentina, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.
be 72.5% more likely to be obese
In Cyprus, 21.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Argentina, that number is 37.2% of people as of 2024.
see 31.9% less spent on your healthcare
Cyprus spends $4,538 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Argentina spends $3,089 as of 2023.
be 2.6 times more likely to die by suicide
Cyprus has a suicide rate of 3.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Argentina, it is 7.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 45.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Cyprus, 4.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Argentina, that number is 7.1% as of 2025.
make 64.3% less money
Cyprus has a GDP per capita of $41,783 as of 2025, while in Argentina, the GDP per capita is $14,898 as of 2025.
Life
be 2.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Cyprus, approximately 14.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Argentina, 33.0 women do as of 2023.
be 95.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Cyprus, approximately 4.1 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 26.5% more on healthcare
Cyprus spends 8.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Argentina, that number is 10.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 7.7 times more coastline
Cyprus has a total of 648 km of coastline. In Argentina, that number is 4,989 km.
Safety
be 5.5 times more likely to be murdered
Cyprus has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Argentina, that number is 4.5 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 2.3 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Cyprus, road accidents kill 3.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Argentina, they kill 8.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 65.7% less strain on fresh water
Cyprus withdraws 30% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Argentina withdraws 10% as of 2022.
find 30.5% less home broadband
Cyprus has 37.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Argentina has 26.1 as of 2024.
use 26.5% less electricity
Cyprus uses 3,842 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Argentina uses 2,822 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
emit 25.7% less CO2
Cyprus emits 5.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Argentina emits 4.0 tonnes as of 2024.
be 81.2% more likely to die from air pollution
In Cyprus, air pollution causes 16.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Argentina, it causes 29.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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