Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 15.3 years longer

In Nauru, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 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 47.9% less likely to be obese

In Nauru, 71.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Argentina, that number is 37.2% of people as of 2024.

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see 24.9% more spent on your healthcare

Nauru spends $2,474 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Argentina spends $3,089 as of 2023.

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have 31.7% more access to essential health services

Nauru scores 60 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Argentina scores 79 as of 2021.

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Life

be 87.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Nauru, approximately 273.0 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 54.8% fewer children

In Nauru, there are approximately 24.6 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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Expenditures

spend 13.5% less on education

Nauru spends 5.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Argentina spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 43.6% less on healthcare

Nauru spends 18.2% 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 166.3 times more coastline

Nauru has a total of 30 km of coastline. In Argentina, that number is 4,989 km.

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Safety

be 10.0% more likely to die in a road accident

In Nauru, road accidents kill 8.0 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 2.6 times more home broadband

Nauru has 10.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Argentina has 26.1 as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), 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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