Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Argentina instead of Guatemala, you would:
Health
live 5.4 years longer
In Guatemala, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Argentina, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
be 33.5% more likely to be obese
In Guatemala, 21.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Argentina, that number is 28.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.1 times more money
Guatemala has a GDP per capita of $12,700 as of 2023, while in Argentina, the GDP per capita is $26,500 as of 2023.
be 33.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guatemala, 59.3% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Argentina, however, that number is 39.2% as of 2022.
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Guatemala, 2.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Argentina, that number is 6.2% as of 2023.
pay a 5.0 times higher top tax rate
Guatemala has a top tax rate of 7.0% as of 2016. In Argentina, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 53.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guatemala, approximately 96.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Argentina, 45.0 women do as of 2020.
be 18.8% more likely to be literate
In Guatemala, the literacy rate is 83.3% as of 2021. In Argentina, it is 99.0% as of 2018.
be 64.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Guatemala, approximately 26.2 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.
have 29.0% fewer children
In Guatemala, there are approximately 21.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Argentina, there are 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 70.6% more likely to have internet access
In Guatemala, approximately 51.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Argentina, about 87.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 61.3% more on education
Guatemala spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Argentina spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 53.8% more on healthcare
Guatemala spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Argentina, that number is 10.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 12.5 times more coastline
Guatemala has a total of 400 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, Superintendence of the Tax Administration.
Argentina: At a glance
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