Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Argentina instead of Washington, you would:

Health

be 19.6% more likely to be obese

In Washington, 31.1% of adults are obese as of 2022. In Argentina, that number is 37.2% of people as of 2024.

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Economy

be 34.7% more likely to be unemployed

In Washington, 5.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Argentina, that number is 7.1% as of 2025.

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be 3.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Washington, 9.4% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Argentina, however, that number is 28.2% as of 2025.

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make 83.0% less money

Washington has a GDP per capita of $87,768 as of 2024, while in Argentina, the GDP per capita is $14,898 as of 2025.

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Sources: World Bank (2025), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), World Health Organization (2024), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this

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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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