Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Brazil instead of Argentina, you would:
Health
be 21.9% less likely to be obese
In Argentina, 28.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Brazil, that number is 22.1% of people as of 2016.
live 2.4 years less
In Argentina, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Brazil, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 89.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Argentina, 39.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Brazil, however, that number is 4.2% as of 2016.
pay a 21.4% lower top tax rate
Argentina has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Brazil, the top tax rate is 27.5% as of 2016.
make 29.8% less money
Argentina has a GDP per capita of $26,500 as of 2023, while in Brazil, the GDP per capita is $18,600 as of 2023.
be 28.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Argentina, 6.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Brazil, that number is 8.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 60.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Argentina, approximately 45.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Brazil, 72.0 women do as of 2020.
be 42.4% more 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 Brazil, on the other hand, 13.3 children do as of 2022.
have 13.2% fewer children
In Argentina, there are approximately 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Brazil, there are 13.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 20.0% more on education
Argentina spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Brazil spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 50.2% more coastline
Argentina has a total of 4,989 km of coastline. In Brazil, that number is 7,491 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Secretaria da Receita Federal do Brasil, The World Factbook, Federal Administration of Public Revenue.
Brazil: At a glance
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