If you lived in Argentina instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:

Health

live 3.9 years longer

In Trinidad and Tobago, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 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 37.7% more spent on your healthcare

Trinidad and Tobago spends $2,244 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Argentina spends $3,089 as of 2023.

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have 22.8% more doctors per person

Trinidad and Tobago has 41.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Argentina has 51.1 as of 2023.

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be 40.5% less likely to die by suicide

Trinidad and Tobago has a suicide rate of 13.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Argentina, it is 7.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 20.4% more likely to be obese

In Trinidad and Tobago, 30.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Argentina, that number is 37.2% of people as of 2024.

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Economy

be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Trinidad and Tobago, 3.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Argentina, that number is 7.1% as of 2025.

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make 21.5% less money

Trinidad and Tobago has a GDP per capita of $18,967 as of 2025, while in Argentina, the GDP per capita is $14,898 as of 2025.

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Life

be 38.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 54.0 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 52.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 17.0 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 54.8% more on education

Trinidad and Tobago spends 3.2% 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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spend 36.4% more on healthcare

Trinidad and Tobago spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Argentina, that number is 10.3% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 13.8 times more coastline

Trinidad and Tobago has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Argentina, that number is 4,989 km.

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Safety

be 88.9% less likely to be murdered

Trinidad and Tobago has a homicide rate of 40.4 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Argentina, that number is 4.5 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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be 76.0% more likely to die in a road accident

In Trinidad and Tobago, road accidents kill 5.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Argentina, they kill 8.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

live with 48.5% less strain on fresh water

Trinidad and Tobago withdraws 20% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Argentina withdraws 10% as of 2022.

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use 57.7% less electricity

Trinidad and Tobago uses 6,664 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Argentina uses 2,822 kWh as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 79.5% less CO2

Trinidad and Tobago emits 19.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Argentina emits 4.0 tonnes as of 2024.

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be 45.0% more likely to die from air pollution

In Trinidad and Tobago, air pollution causes 20.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Argentina, it causes 29.0 as of 2019.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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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