Quality of life comparison

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

Health

see 35.0% more spent on your healthcare

Maldives spends $2,288 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Argentina spends $3,089 as of 2023.

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have 29.5% more access to essential health services

Maldives scores 61 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Argentina scores 79 as of 2021.

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live 3.7 years less

In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 81 years (80 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024. In Argentina, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 2.1 times more likely to be obese

In Maldives, 17.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Argentina, that number is 37.2% of people as of 2024.

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be 5.4 times more likely to die by suicide

Maldives has a suicide rate of 1.5 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 58.3% more likely to be unemployed

In Maldives, 4.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Argentina, that number is 7.1% as of 2025.

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Life

be 70.2% more likely to die during infancy

In Maldives, approximately 4.7 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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Expenditures

spend 11.0% more on healthcare

Maldives spends 9.2% 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 7.7 times more coastline

Maldives has a total of 644 km of coastline. In Argentina, that number is 4,989 km.

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Safety

be 6.8 times more likely to die in a road accident

In Maldives, road accidents kill 1.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Argentina, they kill 8.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 32.8% more home broadband

Maldives has 19.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Argentina has 26.1 as of 2024.

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live with 33.2% less strain on fresh water

Maldives withdraws 16% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Argentina withdraws 10% as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 12.3% more CO2

Maldives emits 3.6 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 (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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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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