Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Austria fits inside Argentina 33 times.
Argentina: 2,780,400 km² (2023) · Austria: 83,879 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Argentina: 4,989 km (2026 edition) · Austria: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Argentina’s highest peak towers 3,164 m above Austria’s.
Argentina: 6,962 m (2026 edition) · Austria: 3,798 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Argentina has 5 times as many people as Austria.
Argentina: 45.9 million (2025) · Austria: 9.21 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Austria is 6.7 times as densely populated as Argentina.
Argentina: 17 per km² (2025) · Austria: 112 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Austria are 3.8 cm taller than in Argentina.
Argentina: 174.8 cm (2019) · Austria: 178.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Austria are 5.7 cm taller than in Argentina.
Argentina: 161.2 cm (2019) · Austria: 166.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Austria is 11 years older than in Argentina.
Argentina: 32.1 years (2023) · Austria: 43.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Argentina have 0.2 more children on average than in Austria.
Argentina: 1.5 children per woman (2024) · Austria: 1.31 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Austria are 65 or older, versus 13% in Argentina.
Argentina: 12.6% (2025) · Austria: 21.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Austria has produced 20.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Argentina 0.9.
Argentina: 0.9 (2025) · Austria: 20.6 (2025)
How many official languages?
Argentina has 2 official languages, Austria 1.
Argentina: 2 (2026) · Austria: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Argentina’s economy is 18% larger than Austria’s.
Argentina: $683 billion (2025) · Austria: $579 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Austria produces 2.4 times as much per person as Argentina.
Argentina: Int$32,587 (2025) · Austria: Int$76,778 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Argentina than in Austria (Gini 11.2 points higher).
Argentina: 42.4 (2024) · Austria: 31.2 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 7.1% in Argentina, versus 5.6% in Austria.
Argentina: 7.1% (2025) · Austria: 5.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Austria and Argentina are practically level.
Argentina: 0.6% (2024) · Austria: 1% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Austria’s price level (US = 100) is 1.8× Argentina’s.
Argentina: 46% (2025) · Austria: 82% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Austria spends 4.6 times as much on health per person as Argentina.
Argentina: $1,457 (2023) · Austria: $6,739 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Austria live 4.5 years longer than in Argentina.
Argentina: 77.5 years (2024) · Austria: 82 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Argentina is 2.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Austria.
Argentina: 8 per 1,000 (2024) · Austria: 2.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Austria has 8% more doctors per person than Argentina.
Argentina: 5.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Austria: 5.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
38% of adults in Argentina are obese, versus 18% in Austria.
Argentina: 38.1% (2024) · Austria: 18.3% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Austria and Argentina are practically level.
Argentina: 23.5% (2024) · Austria: 23.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Austria rate their lives 0.42 points higher than in Argentina.
Argentina: 6.43 (2025) · Austria: 6.85 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Austria drink 63% more alcohol than in Argentina.
Argentina: 7.1 litres (2023) · Austria: 11.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Argentina has 56% more meat per person than Austria.
Argentina: 115 kg (2023) · Austria: 73.7 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Austria has 395 kcal more food per person per day than Argentina.
Argentina: 3,360 kcal (2023) · Austria: 3,756 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Argentina put in 174 more hours a year than in Austria.
Argentina: 1,612 hours (2023) · Austria: 1,438 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Austria went to school 1.2 years longer than in Argentina.
Argentina: 11.2 years (2023) · Austria: 12.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Austria welcomed 20 times as many tourists per resident as Argentina (2019).
Argentina: 0.14 (2024) · Austria: 2.9 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
92% of people in Austria are online, versus 90% in Argentina.
Argentina: 90% (2024) · Austria: 92% (2025)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Austria have electricity, versus 98% in Argentina.
Argentina: 98.4% (2024) · Austria: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Argentina live in cities, versus 70% in Austria.
Argentina: 92% (2025) · Austria: 70% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Argentina has 140 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Austria 124.
Argentina: 140 (2024) · Austria: 124 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Argentina’s railway network is 3.6 times as long as Austria’s.
Argentina: 17,866 km (2019) · Austria: 4,962 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Austria fly 11 times as many passengers per resident as those from Argentina.
Argentina: 0.46 (2023) · Austria: 5 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 47% of Austria, but only 10% of Argentina.
Argentina: 10.3% (2023) · Austria: 47.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Austria emits 65% more CO₂ than someone in Argentina.
Argentina: 3.7 t (2024) · Austria: 6.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
84% of Austria’s electricity is renewable, versus 35% in Argentina.
Argentina: 34.6% (2025) · Austria: 83.6% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Argentina carries 41% more fine dust than in Austria.
Argentina: 14.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Austria: 10.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 5.1 times as likely to be murdered in Argentina as in Austria.
Argentina: 4.5 per 100k (2023) · Austria: 0.9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Argentina are 91% deadlier than in Austria.
Argentina: 8.8 per 100k (2021) · Austria: 4.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Argentina is on average 7.3 °C warmer than Austria.
Argentina: 15.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Austria: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Austria gets 89% more rain than Argentina.
Argentina: 670 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Austria: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Argentina bigger than Austria?
Argentina is larger. Austria fits inside Argentina 33 times.
Which has more people, Argentina or Austria?
Argentina has 5 times as many people as Austria (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Argentina or Austria?
People in Austria live 4.5 years longer than in Argentina. Life expectancy at birth is 77.5 years in Argentina and 82.0 in Austria.
Are people taller in Argentina or Austria?
Men in Austria are 3.8 cm taller than in Argentina (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).