Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Argentina instead of Timor-Leste, you would:

Health

live 8.4 years longer

In Timor-Leste, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 7.4 times more likely to be obese

In Timor-Leste, 3.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Argentina, that number is 28.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 6.2 times more money

Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $3,200 as of 2020, while in Argentina, the GDP per capita is $19,700 as of 2020.

be 15.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Timor-Leste, 41.8% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Argentina, however, that number is 35.5% as of 2019.

be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed

In Timor-Leste, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Argentina, that number is 9.8% as of 2019.

Life

be 72.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Timor-Leste, approximately 142.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Argentina, 39.0 women do as of 2017.

be 45.4% more likely to be literate

In Timor-Leste, the literacy rate is 68.1% as of 2018. In Argentina, it is 99.0% as of 2018.

be 72.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Timor-Leste, approximately 33.7 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 49.6% fewer children

In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 30.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Argentina, there are 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 15.7% more likely to have access to electricity

In Timor-Leste, approximately 86% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Argentina, that number is 99% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 85% in rural areas) as of 2020.

be 3.0 times more likely to have internet access

In Timor-Leste, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Argentina, about 86.0% do as of 2020.

be 13.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Timor-Leste, approximately 87% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 82% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Argentina, that number is 99% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2015.

Expenditures

spend 29.4% less on education

Timor-Leste spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Argentina spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 31.9% more on healthcare

Timor-Leste spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Argentina, that number is 9.5% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 7.1 times more coastline

Timor-Leste has a total of 706 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

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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