Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Gambia instead of Argentina, you would:
Health
be 63.6% less likely to be obese
In Argentina, 28.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gambia, that number is 10.3% of people as of 2016.
be 4.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Argentina, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.
live 10.7 years less
In Argentina, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Gambia, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 37.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Argentina, 6.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Gambia, that number is 4.3% as of 2022.
make 90.7% less money
Argentina has a GDP per capita of $22,500 as of 2022, while in Gambia, the GDP per capita is $2,100 as of 2022.
be 36.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Argentina, 39.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Gambia, however, that number is 53.4% as of 2020.
Life
have 79.6% more children
In Argentina, there are approximately 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Gambia, there are 27.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 10.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Argentina, approximately 45.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Gambia, 458.0 women do as of 2020.
be 41.3% less likely to be literate
In Argentina, the literacy rate is 99.0% as of 2018. In Gambia, it is 58.1% as of 2021.
be 4.0 times 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 Gambia, on the other hand, 37.2 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 36.4% less likely to have access to electricity
In Argentina, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 85% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Gambia, that number is 64% of people on average (82% in urban areas, and 31% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 62.1% less likely to have internet access
In Argentina, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Gambia, about 33.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 44.0% less on education
Argentina spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Gambia spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 74.0% less on healthcare
Argentina spends 10.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 2.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 98.4% less coastline
Argentina has a total of 4,989 km of coastline. In Gambia, that number is 80 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Gambia: At a glance
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