Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Egypt fits inside Argentina 2.8 times.
Argentina: 2,780,400 km² (2023) · Egypt: 1,001,450 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Argentina’s coastline is 2 times as long as Egypt’s.
Argentina: 4,989 km (2026 edition) · Egypt: 2,450 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Argentina’s highest peak towers 4,333 m above Egypt’s.
Argentina: 6,962 m (2026 edition) · Egypt: 2,629 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Egypt has 2.6 times as many people as Argentina.
Argentina: 45.9 million (2025) · Egypt: 118 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Egypt is 7.1 times as densely populated as Argentina.
Argentina: 17 per km² (2025) · Egypt: 119 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Argentina and Egypt are practically level.
Argentina: 174.8 cm (2019) · Egypt: 174.6 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Argentina and Egypt are practically level.
Argentina: 161.2 cm (2019) · Egypt: 160.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Argentina is 8.1 years older than in Egypt.
Argentina: 32.1 years (2023) · Egypt: 24 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Egypt have 1.2 more children on average than in Argentina.
Argentina: 1.5 children per woman (2024) · Egypt: 2.74 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
13% of people in Argentina are 65 or older, versus 5.3% in Egypt.
Argentina: 12.6% (2025) · Egypt: 5.3% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Argentina has produced 0.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Egypt 0.5.
Argentina: 0.9 (2025) · Egypt: 0.5 (2025)
How many official languages?
Argentina has 2 official languages, Egypt 1.
Argentina: 2 (2026) · Egypt: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Argentina’s economy is 87% larger than Egypt’s.
Argentina: $683 billion (2025) · Egypt: $365 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Argentina produces 61% more per person than Egypt.
Argentina: Int$32,587 (2025) · Egypt: Int$20,204 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Argentina than in Egypt (Gini 13.9 points higher).
Argentina: 42.4 (2024) · Egypt: 28.5 (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Argentina and Egypt are practically level.
Argentina: 7.1% (2025) · Egypt: 6.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Egypt and Argentina are practically level.
Argentina: 0.6% (2024) · Egypt: 0.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Argentina’s price level (US = 100) is 3× Egypt’s.
Argentina: 46% (2025) · Egypt: 15% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Argentina spends 10 times as much on health per person as Egypt.
Argentina: $1,457 (2023) · Egypt: $141 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Argentina live 5.7 years longer than in Egypt.
Argentina: 77.5 years (2024) · Egypt: 71.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Egypt is 2.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Argentina.
Argentina: 8 per 1,000 (2024) · Egypt: 20.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Argentina has 7.6 times as many doctors per person as Egypt.
Argentina: 5.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Egypt: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is obesity?
43% of adults in Egypt are obese, versus 38% in Argentina.
Argentina: 38.1% (2024) · Egypt: 42.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
25% of adults in Egypt smoke, versus 24% in Argentina.
Argentina: 23.5% (2024) · Egypt: 25% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Argentina rate their lives 2.57 points higher than in Egypt.
Argentina: 6.43 (2025) · Egypt: 3.86 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Argentina drink 69 times as much alcohol as in Egypt.
Argentina: 7.1 litres (2023) · Egypt: 0.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Argentina has 4.2 times as much meat per person as Egypt.
Argentina: 115 kg (2023) · Egypt: 27.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Argentina has 266 kcal more food per person per day than Egypt.
Argentina: 3,360 kcal (2023) · Egypt: 3,094 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Egypt put in 756 more hours a year than in Argentina.
Argentina: 1,612 hours (2023) · Egypt: 2,369 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Argentina went to school 1 year longer than in Egypt.
Argentina: 11.2 years (2023) · Egypt: 10.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Argentina welcomed 40% more tourists per resident than Egypt (2019).
Argentina: 0.14 (2024) · Egypt: 0.1 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
90% of people in Argentina are online, versus 75% in Egypt.
Argentina: 90% (2024) · Egypt: 75% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Egypt have electricity, versus 98% in Argentina.
Argentina: 98.4% (2024) · Egypt: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Argentina live in cities, versus 43% in Egypt.
Argentina: 92% (2025) · Egypt: 43% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Argentina has 140 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Egypt 97.
Argentina: 140 (2024) · Egypt: 97 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Argentina’s railway network is 3.5 times as long as Egypt’s.
Argentina: 17,866 km (2019) · Egypt: 5,153 km (2016)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Argentina fly 3.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Egypt.
Argentina: 0.46 (2023) · Egypt: 0.14 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 10% of Argentina, but only 0.0% of Egypt.
Argentina: 10.3% (2023) · Egypt: 0% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Argentina emits 69% more CO₂ than someone in Egypt.
Argentina: 3.7 t (2024) · Egypt: 2.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
35% of Argentina’s electricity is renewable, versus 13% in Egypt.
Argentina: 34.6% (2025) · Egypt: 13% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Egypt carries 2.8 times as much fine dust as in Argentina.
Argentina: 14.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Egypt: 41.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.4 times as likely to be murdered in Argentina as in Egypt.
Argentina: 4.5 per 100k (2023) · Egypt: 1.3 per 100k (2017)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Egypt are 7% deadlier than in Argentina.
Argentina: 8.8 per 100k (2021) · Egypt: 9.4 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Egypt is on average 8.4 °C warmer than Argentina.
Argentina: 15.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Egypt: 23.5°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Argentina gets 55 times as much rain as Egypt.
Argentina: 670 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Egypt: 12 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Argentina bigger than Egypt?
Argentina is larger. Egypt fits inside Argentina 2.8 times.
Which has more people, Argentina or Egypt?
Egypt has 2.6 times as many people as Argentina (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Argentina or Egypt?
People in Argentina live 5.7 years longer than in Egypt. Life expectancy at birth is 77.5 years in Argentina and 71.8 in Egypt.
Are people taller in Argentina or Egypt?
Argentina and Egypt are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
