Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Argentina instead of Qatar, you would:
Health
be 19.4% less likely to be obese
In Qatar, 35.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Argentina, that number is 28.3% of people as of 2016.
live 1.5 years less
In Qatar, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 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 76.9% less money
Qatar has a GDP per capita of $85,300 as of 2020, while in Argentina, the GDP per capita is $19,700 as of 2020.
be 10.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Qatar, 8.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Argentina, that number is 9.8% as of 2019.
Life
have 67.0% more children
In Qatar, there are approximately 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Argentina, there are 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 4.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Qatar, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Argentina, 39.0 women do as of 2017.
be 41.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Qatar, approximately 6.6 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 14.0% less likely to have internet access
In Qatar, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Argentina, about 86.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 50.0% more on education
Qatar spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Argentina spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 3.3 times more on healthcare
Qatar spends 2.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Argentina, that number is 9.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 8.9 times more coastline
Qatar has a total of 563 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
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