Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Argentina instead of Latvia, you would:
Health
live 1.1 years longer
In Latvia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Argentina, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.
have 50.3% more doctors per person
Latvia has 34.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Argentina has 51.1 as of 2023.
be 47.8% less likely to die by suicide
Latvia has a suicide rate of 15.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Argentina, it is 7.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 66.7% more likely to be obese
In Latvia, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Argentina, that number is 37.2% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 25.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Latvia, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Argentina, however, that number is 28.2% as of 2025.
make 43.4% less money
Latvia has a GDP per capita of $26,312 as of 2025, while in Argentina, the GDP per capita is $14,898 as of 2025.
Life
have 60.7% more children
In Latvia, there are approximately 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Argentina, there are 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 73.7% more likely to die during childbirth
In Latvia, approximately 19.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Argentina, 33.0 women do as of 2023.
be 3.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Latvia, approximately 2.2 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 15.7% more on education
Latvia spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Argentina spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 41.1% more on healthcare
Latvia spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Argentina, that number is 10.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 10.0 times more coastline
Latvia has a total of 498 km of coastline. In Argentina, that number is 4,989 km.
Safety
be 10.2% less likely to die in a road accident
In Latvia, road accidents kill 9.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Argentina, they kill 8.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 79.6% more likely to be murdered
Latvia has a homicide rate of 2.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Argentina, that number is 4.5 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
live with 10.3 times more strain on fresh water
Latvia withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Argentina withdraws 10% as of 2022.
use 25.1% less electricity
Latvia uses 3,768 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Argentina uses 2,822 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 27.5% less likely to die from air pollution
In Latvia, air pollution causes 40.0 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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