Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Argentina instead of Malta, you would:
Health
live 4.9 years less
In Malta, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Argentina, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 49.7% less money
Malta has a GDP per capita of $39,200 as of 2020, while in Argentina, the GDP per capita is $19,700 as of 2020.
be 12.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 0.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Argentina, that number is 9.8% as of 2019.
be 2.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Malta, 17.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Argentina, however, that number is 35.5% as of 2019.
Life
have 60.1% more children
In Malta, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Argentina, there are 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 6.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Malta, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Argentina, 39.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Malta, approximately 4.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Argentina, on the other hand, 9.3 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 15.9% more on healthcare
Malta spends 8.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Argentina, that number is 9.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 25.4 times more coastline
Malta has a total of 197 km of coastline. In Argentina, that number is 4,989 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Argentina: At a glance
How big is Argentina compared to Malta? See an in-depth size comparison.