Argentina vs United Kingdom
Argentina vs United Kingdom: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 8.4 years in Argentina and 11.5 years in United Kingdom, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 3.1 years, or 1.37 times that in Argentina.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- United Kingdom has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2010.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Argentina | United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8.4 | 11.5 |
| 2018 | 8.7 | 11.5 |
| 2017 | 8.9 | 11.5 |
| 2010 | 8.2 | 11.3 |
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 United Kingdom
Health
- Life expectancyArgentina: 77.4 years in 2023United Kingdom: 81.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityArgentina: 1 per 100 live births in 2024United Kingdom: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityArgentina: 9 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Kingdom: 3.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionArgentina: 3.67% in 2017United Kingdom: 4.12% in 2017
- Suicide rateArgentina: 10.6 per 100,000 people in 2017United Kingdom: 7.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationArgentina: 45.5 million people in 2023United Kingdom: 68.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthArgentina: 0.35% a year in 2023United Kingdom: 0.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateArgentina: 1.5 births per woman in 2023United Kingdom: 1.56 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationArgentina: 92.4% in 2025United Kingdom: 83.3% in 2025
- Median ageArgentina: 32.1 years in 2023United Kingdom: 39.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overArgentina: 12.2% in 2023United Kingdom: 19.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateArgentina: 0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023United Kingdom: 6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personArgentina: $13,290 in 2025United Kingdom: $48,420 in 2025
- GDP growthArgentina: 4.5% a year in 2025United Kingdom: 1.2% a year in 2025
- InflationArgentina: 41.9% a year in 2025United Kingdom: 3.4% a year in 2025
- Government debtArgentina: 80.1% of GDP in 2025United Kingdom: 102.1% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingArgentina: 0.56% of GDP in 2025United Kingdom: 2.35% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsArgentina: $3.73B in 2025United Kingdom: $88B in 2025
- Military spending per personArgentina: $85 in 2025United Kingdom: $1,283 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingArgentina: 1.8% of government spending in 2025United Kingdom: 5.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelArgentina: 103,000 people in 2020United Kingdom: 153,000 people in 2020
- National powerArgentina: 0.45% of world capability in 2022United Kingdom: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersArgentina: 0.53% of the labour force in 2020United Kingdom: 0.45% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsArgentina: 108 million TIV in 2025United Kingdom: 609 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsArgentina: 1 million TIV in 2011United Kingdom: 702 million TIV in 2025