Argentina vs South Africa
Argentina vs South Africa: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 8.4 years in Argentina and 5.6 years in South Africa, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Argentina, by 2.8 years, or 1.5 times that in South Africa.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Argentina has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2010.
- In 2020, Argentina ranked 77 and South Africa ranked 138 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Argentina | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8.4 | 5.6 |
| 2018 | 8.7 | 5.6 |
| 2017 | 8.9 | 5.1 |
| 2010 | 8.2 | 6.2 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Argentina vs South Africa
Health
- Life expectancyArgentina: 77.4 years in 2023South Africa: 66.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityArgentina: 1 per 100 live births in 2024South Africa: 3.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityArgentina: 9 per 1,000 live births in 2023South Africa: 27.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionArgentina: 3.67% in 2017South Africa: 3.75% in 2017
- Suicide rateArgentina: 10.6 per 100,000 people in 2017South Africa: 11.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationArgentina: 45.5 million people in 2023South Africa: 63.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthArgentina: 0.35% a year in 2023South Africa: 1.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateArgentina: 1.5 births per woman in 2023South Africa: 2.22 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationArgentina: 92.4% in 2025South Africa: 63.8% in 2025
- Median ageArgentina: 32.1 years in 2023South Africa: 28.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overArgentina: 12.2% in 2023South Africa: 6.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateArgentina: 0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023South Africa: 3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingArgentina: 0.56% of GDP in 2025South Africa: 0.74% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsArgentina: $3.73B in 2025South Africa: $3B in 2025
- Military spending per personArgentina: $85 in 2025South Africa: $49 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingArgentina: 1.8% of government spending in 2025South Africa: 2.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelArgentina: 103,000 people in 2020South Africa: 89,000 people in 2020
- National powerArgentina: 0.45% of world capability in 2022South Africa: 0.55% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersArgentina: 0.53% of the labour force in 2020South Africa: 0.4% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsArgentina: 108 million TIV in 2025South Africa: 30 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsArgentina: 1 million TIV in 2011South Africa: 115 million TIV in 2025