Argentina vs Spain
Argentina vs Spain: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 8.4 years in Argentina and 10.5 years in Spain, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Spain, by 2.1 years, or 1.25 times that in Argentina.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Spain has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2010.
- In 2020, Argentina ranked 77 and Spain ranked 35 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Argentina | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8.4 | 10.5 |
| 2018 | 8.7 | 10.7 |
| 2017 | 8.9 | 10.8 |
| 2010 | 8.2 | 10.3 |
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 Spain
Health
- Life expectancyArgentina: 77.4 years in 2023Spain: 83.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityArgentina: 1 per 100 live births in 2024Spain: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityArgentina: 9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Spain: 2.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionArgentina: 3.67% in 2017Spain: 3.54% in 2017
- Suicide rateArgentina: 10.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Spain: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationArgentina: 45.5 million people in 2023Spain: 47.9 million people in 2023
- Population growthArgentina: 0.35% a year in 2023Spain: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateArgentina: 1.5 births per woman in 2023Spain: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationArgentina: 92.4% in 2025Spain: 80.5% in 2025
- Median ageArgentina: 32.1 years in 2023Spain: 44.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overArgentina: 12.2% in 2023Spain: 20.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateArgentina: 0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Spain: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingArgentina: 0.56% of GDP in 2025Spain: 2.13% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsArgentina: $3.73B in 2025Spain: $37.7B in 2025
- Military spending per personArgentina: $85 in 2025Spain: $839 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingArgentina: 1.8% of government spending in 2025Spain: 4.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelArgentina: 103,000 people in 2020Spain: 199,000 people in 2020
- National powerArgentina: 0.45% of world capability in 2022Spain: 0.66% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersArgentina: 0.53% of the labour force in 2020Spain: 0.87% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsArgentina: 108 million TIV in 2025Spain: 237 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsArgentina: 1 million TIV in 2011Spain: 341 million TIV in 2025