Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Argentina instead of Seychelles, you would:
Health
live 2.2 years longer
In Seychelles, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 81 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 2.0 times more likely to be obese
In Seychelles, 14.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Argentina, that number is 28.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 19.3% less money
Seychelles has a GDP per capita of $24,400 as of 2020, while in Argentina, the GDP per capita is $19,700 as of 2020.
be 3.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Seychelles, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Argentina, that number is 9.8% as of 2019.
be 40.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Seychelles, 25.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Argentina, however, that number is 35.5% as of 2019.
pay a 2.3 times higher top tax rate
Seychelles has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Argentina, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 11.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Seychelles, approximately 10.6 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.
have 25.9% more children
In Seychelles, there are approximately 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Argentina, there are 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 23.1% more on education
Seychelles spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Argentina spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 82.7% more on healthcare
Seychelles spends 5.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Argentina, that number is 9.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 10.2 times more coastline
Seychelles has a total of 491 km of coastline. In Argentina, that number is 4,989 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Federal Administration of Public Revenue.
Argentina: At a glance
How big is Argentina compared to Seychelles? See an in-depth size comparison.