Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Argentina instead of Norway, you would:
Health
live 4.2 years less
In Norway, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 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.
be 22.5% more likely to be obese
In Norway, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Argentina, that number is 28.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 69.0% less money
Norway has a GDP per capita of $63,600 as of 2020, while in Argentina, the GDP per capita is $19,700 as of 2020.
be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Norway, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Argentina, that number is 9.8% as of 2019.
be 2.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Norway, 12.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Argentina, however, that number is 35.5% as of 2019.
Life
have 27.7% more children
In Norway, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Argentina, there are 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 19.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Norway, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Argentina, 39.0 women do as of 2017.
be 4.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Norway, approximately 2.3 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.
Basic Needs
be 11.3% less likely to have internet access
In Norway, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Argentina, about 86.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 36.8% less on education
Norway spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Argentina spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 80.2% less coastline
Norway has a total of 25,148 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 Norway? See an in-depth size comparison.