If you lived in Argentina instead of Lebanon, you would:

Health

see 4.8 times more spent on your healthcare

Lebanon spends $644 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Argentina spends $3,089 as of 2023.

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have 90.5% more doctors per person

Lebanon has 26.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Argentina has 51.1 as of 2023.

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be 21.0% more likely to be obese

In Lebanon, 30.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Argentina, that number is 37.2% of people as of 2024.

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be 11.3 times more likely to die by suicide

Lebanon has a suicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Argentina, it is 7.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 35.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Lebanon, 11.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2023. In Argentina, that number is 7.1% as of 2025.

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make 3.3 times more money

Lebanon has a GDP per capita of $4,473 as of 2024, while in Argentina, the GDP per capita is $14,898 as of 2025.

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Life

be 47.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Lebanon, approximately 15.3 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.

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be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Lebanon, approximately 15.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Argentina, 33.0 women do as of 2023.

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have 30.5% fewer children

In Lebanon, there are approximately 16.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Argentina, there are 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 11.2% more likely to have internet access

In Lebanon, approximately 80.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Argentina, about 89.7% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 4.1 times more on education

Lebanon spends 1.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Argentina spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 84.4% more on healthcare

Lebanon spends 5.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Argentina, that number is 10.3% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 22.2 times more coastline

Lebanon has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Argentina, that number is 4,989 km.

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Safety

be 2.0 times more likely to be murdered

Lebanon has a homicide rate of 2.2 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Argentina, that number is 4.5 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Infrastructure

find 3.6 times more home broadband

Lebanon has 7.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Argentina has 26.1 as of 2024.

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live with 82.2% less strain on fresh water

Lebanon withdraws 59% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Argentina withdraws 10% as of 2022.

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use 2.9 times more electricity

Lebanon uses 975 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Argentina uses 2,822 kWh as of 2024.

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Environment

be 50.8% less likely to die from air pollution

In Lebanon, air pollution causes 59.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Argentina, it causes 29.0 as of 2019.

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emit 2.1 times more CO2

Lebanon emits 1.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Argentina emits 4.0 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2019). How we calculate this

Argentina: At a glance

Argentina is a sovereign country in South America, with a total land area of approximately 2,736,690 sq km. In 1816, the United Provinces of the Rio Plata declared their independence from Spain. After Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay went their separate ways, the area that remained became Argentina. The country's population and culture were heavily shaped by immigrants from throughout Europe, with Italy and Spain providing the largest percentage of newcomers from 1860 to 1930. Up until about the mid-20th century, much of Argentina's history was dominated by periods of internal political conflict between Federalists and Unitarians and between civilian and military factions. After World War II, an era of Peronist populism and direct and indirect military interference in subsequent governments was followed by a military junta that took power in 1976. Democracy returned in 1983 after a failed bid to seize the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) by force, and has persisted despite numerous challenges, the most formidable of which was a severe economic crisis in 2001-02 that led to violent public protests and the successive resignations of several presidents. In January 2013, Argentina assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2013-14 term.
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