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Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Argentina fits inside Canada 5.6 times

Argentina: 2,780,400 km² (2024) · Canada: 15,634,400 km² (2024)

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Coastline

How much coast is there?

Canada’s coastline is 41 times as long as Argentina’s

Argentina: 4,989 km (2026 edition) · Canada: 202,080 km (2026 edition)

Highest point

How high can you climb?

Argentina’s highest peak towers 1,003 m above Canada’s

Argentina: 6,962 m (2026 edition) · Canada: 5,959 m (2026 edition)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 30% of Argentina, versus 6.5% of Canada

Argentina: 29.5% (2024) · Canada: 6.5% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

How many people live there?

Argentina has 10% more people than Canada

Argentina: 45.9 million (2025) · Canada: 41.7 million (2025)

Population density

How crowded is it?

Argentina is 3.5 times as densely populated as Canada

Argentina: 17 per km² (2025) · Canada: 5 per km² (2025)

Height of men

How tall are the men?

Men in Canada are 4.0 cm taller than in Argentina

Argentina: 174.8 cm (2019) · Canada: 178.8 cm (2019)

Height of women

How tall are the women?

Women in Canada are 3.5 cm taller than in Argentina

Argentina: 161.2 cm (2019) · Canada: 164.7 cm (2019)

Median age

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Canada is 8.2 years older than in Argentina

Argentina: 32.1 years (2023) · Canada: 40.3 years (2023)

Fertility rate

How many children per woman?

Women in Argentina have 0.3 more children on average than in Canada

Argentina: 1.5 children per woman (2024) · Canada: 1.25 children per woman (2024)

Aged 65 and over

How many people are 65 or older?

20% of people in Canada are 65 or older, versus 13% in Argentina

Argentina: 12.6% (2025) · Canada: 20.3% (2025)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

How many refugees does it host?

Canada hosts 93 times as many refugees per resident as Argentina

Argentina: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Canada: 10 per 1,000 (2025)

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Canada has produced 5.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Argentina 0.9

Argentina: 0.9 (2026) · Canada: 5.5 (2026)

Official languages

How many official languages?

Argentina and Canada are practically level

Argentina: 2 (2026) · Canada: 2 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

Economy size (GDP)

How big is the economy?

Canada’s economy is 3.4 times the size of Argentina’s

Argentina: $683 billion (2025) · Canada: $2.32 trillion (2025)

GDP per person (PPP)

How much is produced per person?

Canada produces 2 times as much per person as Argentina

Argentina: Int$32,587 (2025) · Canada: Int$66,746 (2025)

Income inequality (Gini)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Argentina than in Canada (Gini 10.9 points higher)

Argentina: 42.4 (2024) · Canada: 31.5 (2022)

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

How many live on less than $3 a day?

1.0% of people in Argentina live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.3% in Canada

Argentina: 1% (2024) · Canada: 0.3% (2022)

Unemployment

How many people are looking for work?

Argentina and Canada are practically level

Argentina: 7.1% (2025) · Canada: 6.9% (2025)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

Canada spends 1.6% of its GDP on the military, Argentina 0.6%

Argentina: 0.6% (2025) · Canada: 1.6% (2025)

Tax revenue (central government)

How much does the central government collect in tax?

Canada’s central government collects 14% of GDP in tax, Argentina’s 10%

Argentina: 10.4% (2024) · Canada: 13.7% (2024)

Price level (US = 100)

How expensive is it?

Canada’s price level (US = 100) is 1.8× Argentina’s

Argentina: 46% (2025) · Canada: 83% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

Health spending per person

How much is spent on health?

Canada spends 4.4 times as much on health per person as Argentina

Argentina: $1,457 (2023) · Canada: $6,378 (2024)

Life expectancy

How long do people live?

People in Canada live 4.6 years longer than in Argentina

Argentina: 77.5 years (2024) · Canada: 82.1 years (2024)

Infant mortality

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Argentina is 70% more likely to die before turning one than in Canada

Argentina: 8 per 1,000 (2024) · Canada: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024)

Doctors

How many doctors are there?

Argentina has 81% more doctors per person than Canada

Argentina: 5.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Canada: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023)

Hospital beds

How many hospital beds are there?

Argentina has 32% more hospital beds per person than Canada

Argentina: 3.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Canada: 2.5 per 1,000 (2022)

Suicide rate

How common is suicide?

The suicide rate in Argentina is 33% higher than in Canada

Argentina: 11.2 per 100k (2023) · Canada: 8.4 per 100k (2023)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

38% of adults in Argentina are obese, versus 27% in Canada

Argentina: 38.1% (2024) · Canada: 27.1% (2024)

Smoking

How many adults smoke?

24% of adults in Argentina smoke, versus 11% in Canada

Argentina: 23.5% (2024) · Canada: 11.2% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

Life satisfaction

How do people rate their lives?

People in Canada rate their lives 0.31 points higher than in Argentina

Argentina: 6.43 (2025) · Canada: 6.74 (2025)

Alcohol consumption

How much do people drink?

Adults in Canada drink 30% more alcohol than in Argentina

Argentina: 7.1 litres (2023) · Canada: 9.2 litres (2023)

Meat supply

How much meat is on the menu?

Argentina has 21% more meat per person than Canada

Argentina: 115 kg (2023) · Canada: 94.8 kg (2023)

Daily calories

How much food is there per day?

Canada has 230 kcal more food per person per day than Argentina

Argentina: 3,360 kcal (2023) · Canada: 3,590 kcal (2023)

Working hours

How long do people work?

Workers in Canada put in 119 more hours a year than in Argentina

Argentina: 1,612 hours (2023) · Canada: 1,731 hours (2023)

Years of schooling

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Canada went to school 2.7 years longer than in Argentina

Argentina: 11.2 years (2023) · Canada: 13.9 years (2023)

Tourists per resident

How many tourists visit?

Canada welcomed 3.3 times as many tourists per resident as Argentina (2019)

Argentina: 0.14 (2024) · Canada: 0.48 (2024)

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Canada has 10 more World Heritage sites than Argentina (22 against 12)

Argentina: 12 (2026) · Canada: 22 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

How many Olympic medals has it won?

Canada has won 597 Olympic medals, Argentina 80

Argentina: 80 (2026 edition) · Canada: 597 (2026 edition)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

Internet users

How many people are online?

94% of people in Canada are online, versus 90% in Argentina

Argentina: 90% (2024) · Canada: 94% (2024)

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Home internet in Canada is 85% faster than in Argentina

Argentina: 192 Mbps (2026) · Canada: 357 Mbps (2026)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Canada have electricity, versus 98% in Argentina

Argentina: 98.4% (2024) · Canada: 100% (2024)

Urban population

How many live in cities?

92% of people in Argentina live in cities, versus 83% in Canada

Argentina: 92% (2025) · Canada: 83% (2025)

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Argentina has 140 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Canada 94

Argentina: 140 (2024) · Canada: 94 (2024)

Railway network

How much railway is there?

Canada’s railway network is 2.7 times as long as Argentina’s

Argentina: 17,866 km (2019) · Canada: 48,150 km (2021)

Air passengers per resident

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Canada fly 4.6 times as many passengers per resident as those from Argentina

Argentina: 0.46 (2023) · Canada: 2.13 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

Forest cover

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 42% of Canada, but only 17% of Argentina

Argentina: 17.1% (2024) · Canada: 42% (2024)

CO₂ per person

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Canada emits 3.6 times as much CO₂ as someone in Argentina

Argentina: 3.7 t (2024) · Canada: 13.4 t (2024)

Renewable electricity

How green is the power grid?

64% of Canada’s electricity is renewable, versus 35% in Argentina

Argentina: 34.6% (2025) · Canada: 63.9% (2025)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

How clean is the air?

The air in Argentina carries 2.1 times as much fine dust as in Canada

Argentina: 14.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Canada: 7 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

Homicide rate

How common is murder?

You are 2.3 times as likely to be murdered in Argentina as in Canada

Argentina: 4.5 per 100k (2023) · Canada: 2 per 100k (2023)

Road deaths

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Argentina are 2.1 times as deadly as in Canada

Argentina: 16.3 per 100k (2023) · Canada: 7.6 per 100k (2023)

Climate

What the year feels like

Average temperature

How warm is it?

Argentina is on average 18.1 °C warmer than Canada

Argentina: 15.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Canada: -3°C (2016–2025 avg)

Rainfall

How much rain falls?

Canada gets 2% more rain than Argentina

Argentina: 670 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Canada: 683 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?

Between them

People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other

Who has moved between them?
Can they visit without a visa?
What do they sell each other?
Have they met on the pitch?
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Quick answers

Is Argentina bigger than Canada?

Canada is larger. Argentina fits inside Canada 5.6 times.

Which has more people, Argentina or Canada?

Argentina has 10% more people than Canada (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Argentina or Canada?

People in Canada live 4.6 years longer than in Argentina. Life expectancy at birth is 77.5 years in Argentina and 82.1 in Canada.

Are people taller in Argentina or Canada?

Men in Canada are 4.0 cm taller than in Argentina (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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