Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belgium instead of Argentina, you would:
Health
live 3.5 years longer
In Argentina, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Belgium, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
be 21.9% less likely to be obese
In Argentina, 28.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belgium, that number is 22.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.4 times more money
Argentina has a GDP per capita of $26,500 as of 2023, while in Belgium, the GDP per capita is $63,600 as of 2023.
be 10.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Argentina, 6.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Belgium, that number is 5.5% as of 2023.
be 68.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Argentina, 39.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Belgium, however, that number is 12.3% as of 2022.
pay a 53.4% higher top tax rate
Argentina has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Belgium, the top tax rate is 53.7% as of 2016.
Life
be 88.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Argentina, approximately 45.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Belgium, 5.0 women do as of 2020.
be 65.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Argentina, approximately 9.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Belgium, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.
have 28.9% fewer children
In Argentina, there are approximately 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belgium, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 34.0% more on education
Argentina spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Belgium spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 11.0% more on healthcare
Argentina spends 10.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Belgium, that number is 11.1% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 98.7% less coastline
Argentina has a total of 4,989 km of coastline. In Belgium, that number is 66 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Service Public Fédéral Finances, The World Factbook, Federal Administration of Public Revenue.
Belgium: At a glance
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