Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 1.5 years less

In Chile, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Argentina, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 31.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Chile, 9.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Argentina, that number is 6.2% as of 2023.

pay a 12.5% lower top tax rate

Chile has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Argentina, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.

make 10.2% less money

Chile has a GDP per capita of $29,500 as of 2023, while in Argentina, the GDP per capita is $26,500 as of 2023.

be 3.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Chile, 10.8% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Argentina, however, that number is 39.2% as of 2022.

Life

have 22.6% more children

In Chile, there are approximately 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Argentina, there are 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Chile, approximately 15.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Argentina, 45.0 women do as of 2020.

be 42.7% more likely to die during infancy

In Chile, approximately 6.5 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.

Expenditures

spend 10.7% less on education

Chile spends 5.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Argentina spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 22.5% less coastline

Chile has a total of 6,435 km of coastline. In Argentina, that number is 4,989 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Administration of Public Revenue, Chilean Tax Administration.

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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