Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ethiopia fits inside Argentina 2.5 times
Argentina: 2,780,400 km² (2024) · Ethiopia: 1,129,820 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Argentina: 4,989 km (2026 edition) · Ethiopia: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Argentina’s highest peak towers 2,412 m above Ethiopia’s
Argentina: 6,962 m (2026 edition) · Ethiopia: 4,550 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 34% of Ethiopia, versus 30% of Argentina
Argentina: 29.5% (2024) · Ethiopia: 34.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ethiopia has 3 times as many people as Argentina
Argentina: 45.9 million (2025) · Ethiopia: 135 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ethiopia is 7.2 times as densely populated as Argentina
Argentina: 17 per km² (2025) · Ethiopia: 121 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Argentina are 5.9 cm taller than in Ethiopia
Argentina: 174.8 cm (2019) · Ethiopia: 168.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Argentina are 4.1 cm taller than in Ethiopia
Argentina: 161.2 cm (2019) · Ethiopia: 157.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Argentina is 13 years older than in Ethiopia
Argentina: 32.1 years (2023) · Ethiopia: 18.7 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ethiopia have 2.4 more children on average than in Argentina
Argentina: 1.5 children per woman (2024) · Ethiopia: 3.91 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
13% of people in Argentina are 65 or older, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia
Argentina: 12.6% (2025) · Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Ethiopia hosts 69 times as many refugees per resident as Argentina
Argentina: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Ethiopia: 7.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Argentina has produced 0.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ethiopia 0.1
Argentina: 0.9 (2026) · Ethiopia: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Argentina has 2 official languages, Ethiopia 1
Argentina: 2 (2026) · Ethiopia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Argentina’s economy is 5.4 times the size of Ethiopia’s
Argentina: $683 billion (2025) · Ethiopia: $126 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Argentina produces 9 times as much per person as Ethiopia
Argentina: Int$32,587 (2025) · Ethiopia: Int$3,622 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Argentina than in Ethiopia (Gini 11.3 points higher)
Argentina: 42.4 (2024) · Ethiopia: 31.1 (2021)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
39% of people in Ethiopia live on less than $3 a day, versus 1.0% in Argentina
Argentina: 1% (2024) · Ethiopia: 38.6% (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 7.1% in Argentina, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia
Argentina: 7.1% (2025) · Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Argentina and Ethiopia are practically level
Argentina: 0.6% (2025) · Ethiopia: 0.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Argentina’s central government collects 10% of GDP in tax, Ethiopia’s 3.4%
Argentina: 10.4% (2024) · Ethiopia: 3.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Argentina’s price level (US = 100) is 1.8× Ethiopia’s
Argentina: 46% (2025) · Ethiopia: 26% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Argentina spends 42 times as much on health per person as Ethiopia
Argentina: $1,457 (2023) · Ethiopia: $35 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Argentina live 9.9 years longer than in Ethiopia
Argentina: 77.5 years (2024) · Ethiopia: 67.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ethiopia is 4.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Argentina
Argentina: 8 per 1,000 (2024) · Ethiopia: 34.5 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Argentina has 36 times as many doctors per person as Ethiopia
Argentina: 5.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Ethiopia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Argentina has 10 times as many hospital beds per person as Ethiopia
Argentina: 3.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Ethiopia: 0.3 per 1,000 (2016)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Ethiopia is 29% higher than in Argentina
Argentina: 11.2 per 100k (2023) · Ethiopia: 14.4 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
38% of adults in Argentina are obese, versus 2.5% in Ethiopia
Argentina: 38.1% (2024) · Ethiopia: 2.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Argentina smoke, versus 5.2% in Ethiopia
Argentina: 23.5% (2024) · Ethiopia: 5.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Argentina rate their lives 2.44 points higher than in Ethiopia
Argentina: 6.43 (2025) · Ethiopia: 3.99 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Argentina drink 3.1 times as much alcohol as in Ethiopia
Argentina: 7.1 litres (2023) · Ethiopia: 2.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Argentina has 17 times as much meat per person as Ethiopia
Argentina: 115 kg (2023) · Ethiopia: 6.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Argentina has 802 kcal more food per person per day than Ethiopia
Argentina: 3,360 kcal (2023) · Ethiopia: 2,558 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Argentina put in 13 more hours a year than in Ethiopia
Argentina: 1,612 hours (2023) · Ethiopia: 1,599 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Argentina went to school 8.8 years longer than in Ethiopia
Argentina: 11.2 years (2023) · Ethiopia: 2.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Argentina welcomed 36 times as many tourists per resident as Ethiopia (2019)
Argentina: 0.14 (2024) · Ethiopia: 0.0041 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Argentina and Ethiopia are practically level
Argentina: 12 (2026) · Ethiopia: 12 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Argentina has won 80 Olympic medals, Ethiopia 62
Argentina: 80 (2026 edition) · Ethiopia: 62 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
90% of people in Argentina are online, versus 22% in Ethiopia
Argentina: 90% (2024) · Ethiopia: 22% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Argentina is 8.9 times as fast as in Ethiopia
Argentina: 192 Mbps (2026) · Ethiopia: 22 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
98% of people in Argentina have electricity, versus 57% in Ethiopia
Argentina: 98.4% (2024) · Ethiopia: 56.6% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Argentina live in cities, versus 24% in Ethiopia
Argentina: 92% (2025) · Ethiopia: 24% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Argentina has 140 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ethiopia 65
Argentina: 140 (2024) · Ethiopia: 65 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Argentina’s railway network is 24 times as long as Ethiopia’s
Argentina: 17,866 km (2019) · Ethiopia: 754 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Argentina fly 4.1 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ethiopia
Argentina: 0.46 (2023) · Ethiopia: 0.11 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 24% of Ethiopia, but only 17% of Argentina
Argentina: 17.1% (2024) · Ethiopia: 23.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Argentina emits 28 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ethiopia
Argentina: 3.7 t (2024) · Ethiopia: 0.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
100% of Ethiopia’s electricity is renewable, versus 35% in Argentina
Argentina: 34.6% (2025) · Ethiopia: 100% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ethiopia carries 39% more fine dust than in Argentina
Argentina: 14.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Ethiopia: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Argentina: 4.5 per 100k (2023) · Ethiopia: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ethiopia are 47% deadlier than in Argentina
Argentina: 16.3 per 100k (2023) · Ethiopia: 23.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ethiopia is on average 8.8 °C warmer than Argentina
Argentina: 15.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ethiopia: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ethiopia gets 44% more rain than Argentina
Argentina: 670 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ethiopia: 962 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Argentina bigger than Ethiopia?
Argentina is larger. Ethiopia fits inside Argentina 2.5 times.
Which has more people, Argentina or Ethiopia?
Ethiopia has 3 times as many people as Argentina (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Argentina or Ethiopia?
People in Argentina live 9.9 years longer than in Ethiopia. Life expectancy at birth is 77.5 years in Argentina and 67.6 in Ethiopia.
Are people taller in Argentina or Ethiopia?
Men in Argentina are 5.9 cm taller than in Ethiopia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).