Argentina vs Netherlands
Argentina vs Netherlands: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 8.4 years in Argentina and 11.5 years in Netherlands, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Netherlands, by 3.1 years, or 1.37 times that in Argentina.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Netherlands has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2010.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Argentina | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8.4 | 11.5 |
| 2018 | 8.7 | 11.8 |
| 2017 | 8.9 | 11.7 |
| 2010 | 8.2 | 11.7 |
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 Netherlands
Health
- Life expectancyArgentina: 77.4 years in 2023Netherlands: 82.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityArgentina: 1 per 100 live births in 2024Netherlands: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityArgentina: 9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Netherlands: 3.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionArgentina: 3.67% in 2017Netherlands: 4.03% in 2017
- Suicide rateArgentina: 10.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Netherlands: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationArgentina: 45.5 million people in 2023Netherlands: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthArgentina: 0.35% a year in 2023Netherlands: 0.81% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateArgentina: 1.5 births per woman in 2023Netherlands: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationArgentina: 92.4% in 2025Netherlands: 95.9% in 2025
- Median ageArgentina: 32.1 years in 2023Netherlands: 41.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overArgentina: 12.2% in 2023Netherlands: 20.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateArgentina: 0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Netherlands: 8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingArgentina: 0.56% of GDP in 2025Netherlands: 2.2% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsArgentina: $3.73B in 2025Netherlands: $27B in 2025
- Military spending per personArgentina: $85 in 2025Netherlands: $1,582 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingArgentina: 1.8% of government spending in 2025Netherlands: 4.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelArgentina: 103,000 people in 2020Netherlands: 41,000 people in 2020
- National powerArgentina: 0.45% of world capability in 2022Netherlands: 0.38% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersArgentina: 0.53% of the labour force in 2020Netherlands: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsArgentina: 108 million TIV in 2025Netherlands: 824 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsArgentina: 1 million TIV in 2011Netherlands: 601 million TIV in 2025