Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Argentina instead of Sierra Leone, you would:

Health

be 73.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Sierra Leone, 1.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Argentina, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2020.

live 19.6 years longer

In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 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 3.3 times more likely to be obese

In Sierra Leone, 8.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Argentina, that number is 28.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 14.1 times more money

Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $1,600 as of 2022, while in Argentina, the GDP per capita is $22,500 as of 2022.

be 31.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Sierra Leone, 56.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Argentina, however, that number is 39.2% as of 2022.

be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Sierra Leone, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Argentina, that number is 6.8% as of 2022.

pay a 16.7% higher top tax rate

Sierra Leone has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2014. In Argentina, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 89.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Sierra Leone, approximately 443.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Argentina, 45.0 women do as of 2020.

be 2.0 times more likely to be literate

In Sierra Leone, the literacy rate is 48.6% as of 2022. In Argentina, it is 99.0% as of 2018.

be 87.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Sierra Leone, approximately 73.4 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 50.6% fewer children

In Sierra Leone, there are approximately 30.8 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 3.6 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Sierra Leone, approximately 27% of people have electricity access (57% in urban areas, and 5% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Argentina, that number is 100% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 85% in rural areas) as of 2021.

be 6.9 times more likely to have internet access

In Sierra Leone, approximately 12.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Argentina, about 87.0% do as of 2021.

be 36.1% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Sierra Leone, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 58% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Argentina, that number is 99% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2015.

Expenditures

spend 45.1% less on education

Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Argentina spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 13.6% more on healthcare

Sierra Leone spends 8.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Argentina, that number is 10.0% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 12.4 times more coastline

Sierra Leone has a total of 402 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, National Revenue Authority.

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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