Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Argentina instead of Venezuela, you would:
Health
live 5.0 years longer
In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 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 10.5% more likely to be obese
In Venezuela, 25.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Argentina, that number is 28.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.6 times more money
Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $7,704 as of 2018, while in Argentina, the GDP per capita is $19,700 as of 2020.
be 42.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Venezuela, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2018. In Argentina, that number is 9.8% as of 2019.
Life
be 68.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Venezuela, approximately 125.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Argentina, 39.0 women do as of 2017.
be 47.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Venezuela, approximately 17.7 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.
Basic Needs
be 19.4% more likely to have internet access
In Venezuela, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Argentina, about 86.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 3.7 times more on education
Venezuela spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Argentina spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 75.9% more on healthcare
Venezuela spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Argentina, that number is 9.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 78.2% more coastline
Venezuela has a total of 2,800 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
How big is Argentina compared to Venezuela? See an in-depth size comparison.