Quality of life comparison
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 17.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Chile, 8.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Argentina, that number is 6.8% as of 2022.
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 13.1% less money
Chile has a GDP per capita of $25,900 as of 2022, while in Argentina, the GDP per capita is $22,500 as of 2022.
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
How big is Argentina compared to Chile? See an in-depth size comparison.