Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Bangladesh fits inside Argentina 19 times.
Argentina: 2,780,400 km² (2023) · Bangladesh: 147,570 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Argentina’s coastline is 8.6 times as long as Bangladesh’s.
Argentina: 4,989 km (2026 edition) · Bangladesh: 580 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Argentina’s highest peak towers 5,902 m above Bangladesh’s.
Argentina: 6,962 m (2026 edition) · Bangladesh: 1,060 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Bangladesh has 3.8 times as many people as Argentina.
Argentina: 45.9 million (2025) · Bangladesh: 176 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Bangladesh is 81 times as densely populated as Argentina.
Argentina: 17 per km² (2025) · Bangladesh: 1,352 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Argentina are 9.7 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Argentina: 174.8 cm (2019) · Bangladesh: 165.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Argentina are 8.8 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Argentina: 161.2 cm (2019) · Bangladesh: 152.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Argentina is 6.8 years older than in Bangladesh.
Argentina: 32.1 years (2023) · Bangladesh: 25.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Bangladesh have 0.6 more children on average than in Argentina.
Argentina: 1.5 children per woman (2024) · Bangladesh: 2.14 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
13% of people in Argentina are 65 or older, versus 6.7% in Bangladesh.
Argentina: 12.6% (2025) · Bangladesh: 6.7% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Argentina has produced 0.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Bangladesh 0.1.
Argentina: 0.9 (2025) · Bangladesh: 0.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
Argentina has 2 official languages, Bangladesh 1.
Argentina: 2 (2026) · Bangladesh: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Argentina’s economy is 50% larger than Bangladesh’s.
Argentina: $683 billion (2025) · Bangladesh: $456 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Argentina produces 3.2 times as much per person as Bangladesh.
Argentina: Int$32,587 (2025) · Bangladesh: Int$10,154 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Argentina than in Bangladesh (Gini 11.5 points higher).
Argentina: 42.4 (2024) · Bangladesh: 30.9 (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 7.1% in Argentina, versus 3.8% in Bangladesh.
Argentina: 7.1% (2025) · Bangladesh: 3.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Bangladesh and Argentina are practically level.
Argentina: 0.6% (2024) · Bangladesh: 0.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Argentina’s price level (US = 100) is 1.8× Bangladesh’s.
Argentina: 46% (2025) · Bangladesh: 26% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Argentina spends 27 times as much on health per person as Bangladesh.
Argentina: $1,457 (2023) · Bangladesh: $53 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Argentina live 2.6 years longer than in Bangladesh.
Argentina: 77.5 years (2024) · Bangladesh: 74.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Bangladesh is 3.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Argentina.
Argentina: 8 per 1,000 (2024) · Bangladesh: 24.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Argentina has 7.1 times as many doctors per person as Bangladesh.
Argentina: 5.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Bangladesh: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
38% of adults in Argentina are obese, versus 5.7% in Bangladesh.
Argentina: 38.1% (2024) · Bangladesh: 5.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
32% of adults in Bangladesh smoke, versus 24% in Argentina.
Argentina: 23.5% (2024) · Bangladesh: 32% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Argentina rate their lives 2.11 points higher than in Bangladesh.
Argentina: 6.43 (2025) · Bangladesh: 4.32 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Argentina drink 2,436 times as much alcohol as in Bangladesh.
Argentina: 7.1 litres (2023) · Bangladesh: 0.0029 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Argentina has 26 times as much meat per person as Bangladesh.
Argentina: 115 kg (2023) · Bangladesh: 4.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Argentina has 773 kcal more food per person per day than Bangladesh.
Argentina: 3,360 kcal (2023) · Bangladesh: 2,588 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Bangladesh put in 771 more hours a year than in Argentina.
Argentina: 1,612 hours (2023) · Bangladesh: 2,383 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Argentina went to school 4.4 years longer than in Bangladesh.
Argentina: 11.2 years (2023) · Bangladesh: 6.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Argentina welcomed 74 times as many tourists per resident as Bangladesh (2019).
Argentina: 0.14 (2024) · Bangladesh: 0 (2019)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
90% of people in Argentina are online, versus 53% in Bangladesh.
Argentina: 90% (2024) · Bangladesh: 53% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Bangladesh have electricity, versus 98% in Argentina.
Argentina: 98.4% (2024) · Bangladesh: 99.5% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Argentina live in cities, versus 33% in Bangladesh.
Argentina: 92% (2025) · Bangladesh: 33% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Argentina has 140 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Bangladesh 108.
Argentina: 140 (2024) · Bangladesh: 108 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Argentina’s railway network is 6.2 times as long as Bangladesh’s.
Argentina: 17,866 km (2019) · Bangladesh: 2,877 km (2019)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Argentina fly 12 times as many passengers per resident as those from Bangladesh.
Argentina: 0.46 (2023) · Bangladesh: 0.04 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 14% of Bangladesh, but only 10% of Argentina.
Argentina: 10.3% (2023) · Bangladesh: 14.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Argentina emits 6 times as much CO₂ as someone in Bangladesh.
Argentina: 3.7 t (2024) · Bangladesh: 0.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
35% of Argentina’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.1% in Bangladesh.
Argentina: 34.6% (2025) · Bangladesh: 2.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Bangladesh carries 4.5 times as much fine dust as in Argentina.
Argentina: 14.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Bangladesh: 65 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 92% more likely to be murdered in Argentina than in Bangladesh.
Argentina: 4.5 per 100k (2023) · Bangladesh: 2.3 per 100k (2018)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Bangladesh are 2.1 times as deadly as in Argentina.
Argentina: 8.8 per 100k (2021) · Bangladesh: 18.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Bangladesh is on average 10.6 °C warmer than Argentina.
Argentina: 15.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Bangladesh: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Bangladesh gets 3.1 times as much rain as Argentina.
Argentina: 670 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Bangladesh: 2,096 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Argentina bigger than Bangladesh?
Argentina is larger. Bangladesh fits inside Argentina 19 times.
Which has more people, Argentina or Bangladesh?
Bangladesh has 3.8 times as many people as Argentina (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Argentina or Bangladesh?
People in Argentina live 2.6 years longer than in Bangladesh. Life expectancy at birth is 77.5 years in Argentina and 74.9 in Bangladesh.
Are people taller in Argentina or Bangladesh?
Men in Argentina are 9.7 cm taller than in Bangladesh (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
