Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Argentina instead of Iceland, you would:
Health
have 16.8% more doctors per person
Iceland has 43.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Argentina has 51.1 as of 2023.
be 33.3% less likely to die by suicide
Iceland has a suicide rate of 11.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Argentina, it is 7.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 5.3 years less
In Iceland, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 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 67.6% more likely to be obese
In Iceland, 22.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Argentina, that number is 37.2% of people as of 2024.
see 55.4% less spent on your healthcare
Iceland spends $6,927 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Argentina spends $3,089 as of 2023.
have 11.2% less access to essential health services
Iceland scores 89 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Argentina scores 79 as of 2021.
Economy
be 97.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Iceland, 3.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Argentina, that number is 7.1% as of 2025.
make 84.8% less money
Iceland has a GDP per capita of $98,323 as of 2025, while in Argentina, the GDP per capita is $14,898 as of 2025.
Life
be 11.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Iceland, approximately 3.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Argentina, 33.0 women do as of 2023.
be 3.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Iceland, approximately 2.1 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 31.6% less on education
Iceland spends 7.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Argentina spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 14.4% more on healthcare
Iceland spends 9.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Argentina, that number is 10.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 3.5 times more likely to be murdered
Iceland has a homicide rate of 1.3 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Argentina, that number is 4.5 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 3.7 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Iceland, road accidents kill 2.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Argentina, they kill 8.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 30.4% less home broadband
Iceland has 37.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Argentina has 26.1 as of 2024.
live with 26.8 times more strain on fresh water
Iceland withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Argentina withdraws 10% as of 2022.
use 94.2% less electricity
Iceland uses 48,998 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Argentina uses 2,822 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
emit 52.9% less CO2
Iceland emits 8.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Argentina emits 4.0 tonnes as of 2024.
be 3.6 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Iceland, air pollution causes 8.0 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). How we calculate this
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