Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Argentina instead of Slovakia, you would:
Health
be 38.0% more likely to be obese
In Slovakia, 20.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Argentina, that number is 28.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 35.0% less money
Slovakia has a GDP per capita of $30,300 as of 2020, while in Argentina, the GDP per capita is $19,700 as of 2020.
be 96.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Slovakia, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Argentina, that number is 9.8% as of 2019.
be 3.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Slovakia, 11.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Argentina, however, that number is 35.5% as of 2019.
pay a 40.0% higher top tax rate
Slovakia has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Argentina, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 74.3% more children
In Slovakia, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Argentina, there are 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 7.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Slovakia, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Argentina, 39.0 women do as of 2017.
be 94.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Slovakia, approximately 4.8 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.
Expenditures
spend 20.0% more on education
Slovakia spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Argentina spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 35.7% more on healthcare
Slovakia spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Argentina, that number is 9.5% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Administration of Public Revenue, Tax Directorate, Slovakia.
Argentina: At a glance
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