Argentina vs Russia
Argentina vs Russia: Life expectancy
Life expectancy in 2023: 77.4 years in Argentina and 73.2 years in Russia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Argentina, by 4.2 years, or 1.06 times that in Russia.
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What the numbers say
- Argentina has been higher since 1978, when it overtook Russia.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Argentina at 87.7 years and Russia at 85 years in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.
Every year
years · UN
| Year | Argentina | Russia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 77.4 | 73.2 | 73.2 |
| 2022 | 75.8 | 72.5 | 72.6 |
| 2021 | 74 | 69.8 | 70.9 |
| 2020 | 75.9 | 71.2 | 71.9 |
| 2019 | 76.9 | 73.1 | 72.6 |
| 2018 | 76.8 | 72.9 | 72.4 |
| 2017 | 76.5 | 72.8 | 72.1 |
| 2016 | 76.1 | 71.9 | 71.9 |
| 2015 | 76.6 | 71.3 | 71.6 |
| 2014 | 76.3 | 70.8 | 71.4 |
| 2013 | 75.8 | 70.6 | 71.1 |
| 2012 | 75.8 | 70.1 | 70.8 |
| 2011 | 76.1 | 69.7 | 70.4 |
| 2010 | 75.7 | 68.2 | 70.1 |
| 2009 | 75.6 | 68.7 | 69.7 |
| 2008 | 75.4 | 67.9 | 69.3 |
| 2007 | 74.8 | 67.5 | 69 |
| 2006 | 75.3 | 66.6 | 68.6 |
| 2005 | 75.2 | 65.2 | 68.1 |
| 2004 | 74.9 | 65.2 | 67.7 |
| 2003 | 74.3 | 64.7 | 67.4 |
| 2002 | 74.3 | 64.7 | 67.1 |
| 2001 | 74.2 | 65 | 66.8 |
| 2000 | 73.9 | 65 | 66.4 |
| 1999 | 73.7 | 65.6 | 66 |
| 1998 | 73.4 | 66.9 | 65.7 |
| 1997 | 73.4 | 66.6 | 65.5 |
| 1996 | 73.1 | 65.5 | 65.2 |
| 1995 | 72.9 | 64 | 64.9 |
| 1994 | 72.7 | 63.8 | 64.3 |
| 1993 | 72.3 | 65 | 64.4 |
| 1992 | 72.1 | 67.8 | 64.3 |
| 1991 | 72 | 69 | 64.1 |
| 1990 | 71.6 | 69.3 | 64 |
| 1989 | 71.5 | 69.7 | 63.8 |
| 1988 | 71.1 | 69.9 | 63.4 |
| 1987 | 70.7 | 70.1 | 63.2 |
| 1986 | 70.3 | 70 | 62.7 |
| 1985 | 69.9 | 68.3 | 62.2 |
| 1984 | 69.4 | 67.6 | 61.9 |
| 1983 | 69.3 | 68 | 61.5 |
| 1982 | 69 | 68.1 | 61.3 |
| 1981 | 68.9 | 67.6 | 60.9 |
| 1980 | 68.6 | 67.5 | 60.5 |
| 1979 | 68.4 | 67.6 | 60.2 |
| 1978 | 68 | 67.8 | 59.5 |
| 1977 | 67.6 | 67.9 | 59.2 |
| 1976 | 67 | 68.1 | 58.6 |
| 1975 | 67 | 68.3 | 58.3 |
| 1974 | 66.4 | 68.7 | 58.1 |
| 1973 | 66.2 | 69 | 57.7 |
| 1972 | 66 | 68.9 | 57.2 |
| 1971 | 65.6 | 68.9 | 56 |
| 1970 | 65.7 | 68.7 | 56.3 |
| 1969 | 65.1 | 68.6 | 56 |
| 1968 | 65.2 | 69.1 | 55.6 |
| 1967 | 65.5 | 69.2 | 55.1 |
| 1966 | 65.4 | 69.4 | 54.6 |
| 1965 | 65.1 | 69.3 | 54 |
| 1964 | 64.8 | 69.5 | 54.3 |
| 1963 | 64.9 | 69.1 | 53.7 |
| 1962 | 64.6 | 68.5 | 53.2 |
| 1961 | 64.6 | 68.6 | 50.4 |
| 1960 | 64.2 | 68.3 | 47.8 |
| 1959 | 64.1 | 67.4 | 49.6 |
| 1958 | 64.2 | 67.7 | 51.6 |
| 1957 | 63.2 | 66.1 | 51.1 |
| 1956 | 63.6 | 66.5 | 50.7 |
| 1955 | 62.7 | 62.1 | 50.2 |
| 1954 | 63.1 | 59.9 | 49.7 |
| 1953 | 62.5 | 58.8 | 48.8 |
| 1952 | 62.5 | 57.6 | 48.2 |
| 1951 | 61.7 | 55.3 | 47.1 |
| 1950 | 61.3 | 55.5 | 46.4 |
| 1949 | – | 55 | – |
| 1948 | – | 52.2 | – |
| 1947 | – | 40.4 | – |
| 1946 | – | 46.1 | – |
| 1945 | 58.4 | – | – |
| 1940 | 56.5 | 41.2 | – |
| 1939 | – | 43.6 | – |
| 1938 | – | 41.4 | – |
| 1937 | – | 39.9 | – |
| 1936 | – | 41.1 | – |
| 1935 | 54.5 | 39.6 | – |
| 1934 | – | 38.2 | – |
| 1932 | – | 32.8 | – |
| 1931 | – | 35 | – |
| 1930 | 52.6 | 36.5 | – |
| 1929 | – | 37.4 | – |
| 1928 | – | 38.9 | – |
| 1927 | – | 37.5 | – |
| 1926 | – | 38.4 | – |
| 1925 | 50.6 | 35.2 | – |
| 1924 | – | 36.1 | – |
| 1923 | – | 33.6 | – |
| 1922 | – | 24.7 | – |
| 1921 | – | 23.8 | – |
| 1920 | 48.7 | 20.5 | – |
| 1915 | 46.2 | – | – |
| 1910 | 44.2 | – | – |
| 1905 | 39.7 | – | – |
| 1900 | 39 | 30.5 | – |
| 1896 | – | 31.9 | – |
| 1895 | 33.3 | – | – |
| 1890 | 34 | – | – |
| 1885 | 32.6 | – | – |
| 1880 | 33.1 | – | – |
| 1875 | 33.2 | – | – |
- 12.3Estimates, Our World in Data
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Argentina | Russia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 77.576.5–78.5 | 73.372.2–74.5 | 73.3 |
| 2025 | 77.776.1–79.2 | 73.571.9–75 | 73.5 |
| 2026 | 77.875.9–79.6 | 73.771.7–75.7 | 73.8 |
| 2027 | 7875.7–80.1 | 73.971.5–76.1 | 73.9 |
| 2028 | 78.175.7–80.5 | 74.171.3–76.4 | 74.1 |
| 2029 | 78.375.6–80.9 | 74.271.4–76.8 | 74.2 |
| 2030 | 78.475.4–81.1 | 74.471.2–77.2 | 74.4 |
| 2031 | 78.675.5–81.5 | 74.671.2–77.5 | 74.5 |
| 2032 | 78.775.2–81.9 | 74.871.2–77.9 | 74.7 |
| 2033 | 78.975.1–82.1 | 7571.1–78.1 | 74.8 |
| 2034 | 7975.1–82.5 | 75.171.2–78.6 | 75 |
| 2035 | 79.275–82.8 | 75.371.5–78.9 | 75.1 |
| 2036 | 79.375.1–82.9 | 75.571.4–79.3 | 75.3 |
| 2037 | 79.574.9–83.2 | 75.771.3–79.6 | 75.4 |
| 2038 | 79.674.9–83.4 | 75.971.2–79.8 | 75.5 |
| 2039 | 79.874.9–83.6 | 7671.3–80 | 75.7 |
| 2040 | 79.975.1–83.8 | 76.271.5–80.4 | 75.8 |
| 2041 | 80.175–84.3 | 76.471.4–80.7 | 75.9 |
| 2042 | 80.275.1–84.5 | 76.671.5–80.8 | 76.1 |
| 2043 | 80.475.2–84.5 | 76.771.5–81.1 | 76.2 |
| 2044 | 80.575.3–84.8 | 76.971.6–81.4 | 76.3 |
| 2045 | 80.775.3–85.1 | 77.171.9–81.7 | 76.5 |
| 2046 | 80.875.4–85.2 | 77.371.8–81.9 | 76.6 |
| 2047 | 8175.3–85.4 | 77.472–82.2 | 76.7 |
| 2048 | 81.175.3–85.7 | 77.671.8–82.1 | 76.8 |
| 2049 | 81.375.3–86 | 77.871.8–82.4 | 76.9 |
| 2050 | 81.475.3–86.2 | 77.971.9–82.6 | 77 |
| 2051 | 81.675.3–86.4 | 78.172–82.8 | 77.1 |
| 2052 | 81.775.2–86.4 | 78.372.1–83.1 | 77.2 |
| 2053 | 81.875.6–86.7 | 78.472.1–83.2 | 77.3 |
| 2054 | 8275.5–86.7 | 78.672.2–83.7 | 77.4 |
| 2055 | 82.175.4–87 | 78.872.2–83.8 | 77.6 |
| 2056 | 82.375.5–87.2 | 78.972.4–84 | 77.7 |
| 2057 | 82.475.6–87.4 | 79.172.4–84.5 | 77.8 |
| 2058 | 82.575.6–87.6 | 79.272.4–84.4 | 77.9 |
| 2059 | 82.775.9–87.8 | 79.472.5–84.7 | 78 |
| 2060 | 82.876–87.8 | 79.672.5–84.8 | 78.1 |
| 2061 | 8375.9–88 | 79.772.6–85 | 78.2 |
| 2062 | 83.176.1–88.2 | 79.972.7–85.3 | 78.3 |
| 2063 | 83.275.9–88.4 | 8072.9–85.6 | 78.4 |
| 2064 | 83.476.3–88.6 | 80.272.9–85.7 | 78.5 |
| 2065 | 83.576.3–88.9 | 80.373.1–85.7 | 78.6 |
| 2066 | 83.676.3–89 | 80.573.1–86.1 | 78.7 |
| 2067 | 83.876.5–89.2 | 80.673–86.3 | 78.8 |
| 2068 | 83.976.7–89.5 | 80.873–86.3 | 78.9 |
| 2069 | 8476.7–89.8 | 80.973.3–86.5 | 79 |
| 2070 | 84.276.8–89.9 | 81.173.4–86.8 | 79.1 |
| 2071 | 84.376.8–90 | 81.273.5–86.9 | 79.2 |
| 2072 | 84.477.2–90.2 | 81.473.5–87 | 79.3 |
| 2073 | 84.677.2–90.3 | 81.573.7–87.2 | 79.4 |
| 2074 | 84.777.3–90.6 | 81.673.7–87.4 | 79.4 |
| 2075 | 84.877.4–90.9 | 81.874–87.5 | 79.5 |
| 2076 | 84.977.5–90.9 | 81.974.1–87.7 | 79.6 |
| 2077 | 85.177.5–91.3 | 8274.2–87.9 | 79.7 |
| 2078 | 85.277.5–91.4 | 82.274.3–88 | 79.8 |
| 2079 | 85.377.6–91.4 | 82.374.5–88.1 | 79.9 |
| 2080 | 85.477.7–91.6 | 82.474.5–88.4 | 80 |
| 2081 | 85.678–91.9 | 82.674.6–88.5 | 80.1 |
| 2082 | 85.777.9–92 | 82.774.6–88.7 | 80.2 |
| 2083 | 85.878.1–92.1 | 82.874.9–88.9 | 80.3 |
| 2084 | 85.978–92.4 | 8375.2–89.1 | 80.3 |
| 2085 | 8678.1–92.5 | 83.175.3–89.3 | 80.4 |
| 2086 | 86.178.3–92.6 | 83.275.2–89.4 | 80.5 |
| 2087 | 86.378.5–92.9 | 83.475.5–89.4 | 80.6 |
| 2088 | 86.478.7–93.2 | 83.575.6–89.9 | 80.7 |
| 2089 | 86.578.7–93.2 | 83.675.7–90 | 80.8 |
| 2090 | 86.678.8–93.3 | 83.875.9–90.2 | 80.9 |
| 2091 | 86.779–93.6 | 83.975.8–90.4 | 81 |
| 2092 | 86.979–93.9 | 8476–90.6 | 81 |
| 2093 | 8779.2–94 | 84.176.2–90.6 | 81.1 |
| 2094 | 87.179.3–94.2 | 84.376.3–90.8 | 81.2 |
| 2095 | 87.279.4–94.3 | 84.476.3–90.9 | 81.3 |
| 2096 | 87.379.4–94.4 | 84.576.3–91.2 | 81.4 |
| 2097 | 87.479.6–94.6 | 84.676.6–91.4 | 81.5 |
| 2098 | 87.579.7–94.6 | 84.776.6–91.6 | 81.6 |
| 2099 | 87.679.9–95 | 84.977–91.7 | 81.7 |
| 2100 | 87.780–95.1 | 8577.1–92.1 | 81.7 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: Our World in Data, long-run life expectancy.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Argentina vs Russia
Health
- Child mortalityArgentina: 1 per 100 live births in 2024Russia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityArgentina: 9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Russia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionArgentina: 3.67% in 2017Russia: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateArgentina: 10.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Russia: 25.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationArgentina: 45.5 million people in 2023Russia: 145 million people in 2023
- Population growthArgentina: 0.35% a year in 2023Russia: -0.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateArgentina: 1.5 births per woman in 2023Russia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationArgentina: 92.4% in 2025Russia: 75.3% in 2025
- Median ageArgentina: 32.1 years in 2023Russia: 39.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overArgentina: 12.2% in 2023Russia: 16.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateArgentina: 0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Russia: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingArgentina: 0.56% of GDP in 2025Russia: 7.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsArgentina: $3.73B in 2025Russia: $158B in 2025
- Military spending per personArgentina: $85 in 2025Russia: $1,318 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingArgentina: 1.8% of government spending in 2025Russia: 19.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelArgentina: 103,000 people in 2020Russia: 1.45 million people in 2020
- National powerArgentina: 0.45% of world capability in 2022Russia: 3.82% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersArgentina: 0.53% of the labour force in 2020Russia: 1.98% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsArgentina: 108 million TIV in 2025Russia: 129 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsArgentina: 1 million TIV in 2011Russia: 1.94 billion TIV in 2025