Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 8.2 years longer

In Palau, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 72 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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see 66.4% more spent on your healthcare

Palau spends $1,857 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Argentina spends $3,089 as of 2023.

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have 2.8 times more doctors per person

Palau has 18.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Argentina has 51.1 as of 2023.

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have 21.5% more access to essential health services

Palau scores 65 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Argentina scores 79 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 23.7% less money

Palau has a GDP per capita of $19,532 as of 2025, while in Argentina, the GDP per capita is $14,898 as of 2025.

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Life

be 62.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Palau, approximately 89.0 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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be 57.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Palau, approximately 18.6 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 45.3% more on education

Palau spends 3.4% 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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Geography

see 3.3 times more coastline

Palau has a total of 1,519 km of coastline. In Argentina, that number is 4,989 km.

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Safety

be 60.4% less likely to die in a road accident

In Palau, road accidents kill 22.2 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 3.6 times more home broadband

Palau has 7.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Argentina has 26.1 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 95.2% less CO2

Palau emits 82.8 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 (2023–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), 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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