Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Argentina instead of India, you would:
Health
live 11.1 years longer
In India, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 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 7.3 times more likely to be obese
In India, 3.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Argentina, that number is 28.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.2 times more money
India has a GDP per capita of $6,100 as of 2020, while in Argentina, the GDP per capita is $19,700 as of 2020.
be 15.8% more likely to be unemployed
In India, 8.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Argentina, that number is 9.8% as of 2019.
be 62.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In India, 21.9% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Argentina, however, that number is 35.5% as of 2019.
Life
be 73.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In India, approximately 145.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Argentina, 39.0 women do as of 2017.
be 33.1% more likely to be literate
In India, the literacy rate is 74.4% as of 2018. In Argentina, it is 99.0% as of 2018.
be 69.2% less likely to die during infancy
In India, approximately 30.3 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 100.0% more likely to have internet access
In India, approximately 43.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Argentina, about 86.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 37.1% more on education
India spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Argentina spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 3.2 times more on healthcare
India spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Argentina, that number is 9.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 28.7% less coastline
India has a total of 7,000 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
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