Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Finland fits inside Argentina 8.2 times.
Argentina: 2,780,400 km² (2023) · Finland: 338,480 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Argentina’s coastline is 4 times as long as Finland’s.
Argentina: 4,989 km (2026 edition) · Finland: 1,250 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Argentina’s highest peak towers 5,634 m above Finland’s.
Argentina: 6,962 m (2026 edition) · Finland: 1,328 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Argentina has 8.1 times as many people as Finland.
Argentina: 45.9 million (2025) · Finland: 5.65 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Finland is 11% more densely populated than Argentina.
Argentina: 17 per km² (2025) · Finland: 19 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Finland are 5.8 cm taller than in Argentina.
Argentina: 174.8 cm (2019) · Finland: 180.6 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Finland are 5.3 cm taller than in Argentina.
Argentina: 161.2 cm (2019) · Finland: 166.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Finland is 11 years older than in Argentina.
Argentina: 32.1 years (2023) · Finland: 42.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Argentina have 0.3 more children on average than in Finland.
Argentina: 1.5 children per woman (2024) · Finland: 1.25 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Finland are 65 or older, versus 13% in Argentina.
Argentina: 12.6% (2025) · Finland: 24.2% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Finland has produced 8.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Argentina 0.9.
Argentina: 0.9 (2025) · Finland: 8.9 (2025)
How many official languages?
Argentina and Finland are practically level.
Argentina: 2 (2026) · Finland: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Argentina’s economy is 2.2 times the size of Finland’s.
Argentina: $683 billion (2025) · Finland: $317 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Finland produces 2 times as much per person as Argentina.
Argentina: Int$32,587 (2025) · Finland: Int$65,885 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Argentina than in Finland (Gini 15 points higher).
Argentina: 42.4 (2024) · Finland: 27.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.5% in Finland, versus 7.1% in Argentina.
Argentina: 7.1% (2025) · Finland: 9.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Finland spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Argentina 0.6%.
Argentina: 0.6% (2024) · Finland: 2.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Finland’s price level (US = 100) is 1.9× Argentina’s.
Argentina: 46% (2025) · Finland: 85% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Finland spends 3.8 times as much on health per person as Argentina.
Argentina: $1,457 (2023) · Finland: $5,515 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Finland live 4.8 years longer than in Argentina.
Argentina: 77.5 years (2024) · Finland: 82.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Argentina is 4.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Finland.
Argentina: 8 per 1,000 (2024) · Finland: 1.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Argentina has 41% more doctors per person than Finland.
Argentina: 5.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Finland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
38% of adults in Argentina are obese, versus 26% in Finland.
Argentina: 38.1% (2024) · Finland: 26.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Argentina smoke, versus 21% in Finland.
Argentina: 23.5% (2024) · Finland: 21.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Finland rate their lives 1.33 points higher than in Argentina.
Argentina: 6.43 (2025) · Finland: 7.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Finland drink 32% more alcohol than in Argentina.
Argentina: 7.1 litres (2023) · Finland: 9.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Argentina has 66% more meat per person than Finland.
Argentina: 115 kg (2023) · Finland: 69.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Argentina and Finland are practically level.
Argentina: 3,360 kcal (2023) · Finland: 3,346 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Argentina put in 115 more hours a year than in Finland.
Argentina: 1,612 hours (2023) · Finland: 1,497 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Finland went to school 1.8 years longer than in Argentina.
Argentina: 11.2 years (2023) · Finland: 13 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Finland welcomed 5.5 times as many tourists per resident as Argentina (2019).
Argentina: 0.14 (2024) · Finland: 0.8 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Finland are online, versus 90% in Argentina.
Argentina: 90% (2024) · Finland: 94% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Finland have electricity, versus 98% in Argentina.
Argentina: 98.4% (2024) · Finland: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Argentina live in cities, versus 75% in Finland.
Argentina: 92% (2025) · Finland: 75% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Argentina has 140 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Finland 126.
Argentina: 140 (2024) · Finland: 126 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Argentina’s railway network is 3 times as long as Finland’s.
Argentina: 17,866 km (2019) · Finland: 5,918 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Finland fly 4.2 times as many passengers per resident as those from Argentina.
Argentina: 0.46 (2023) · Finland: 1.91 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 74% of Finland, but only 10% of Argentina.
Argentina: 10.3% (2023) · Finland: 73.7% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Finland emits 42% more CO₂ than someone in Argentina.
Argentina: 3.7 t (2024) · Finland: 5.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
56% of Finland’s electricity is renewable, versus 35% in Argentina.
Argentina: 34.6% (2025) · Finland: 56.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Argentina carries 2.7 times as much fine dust as in Finland.
Argentina: 14.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Finland: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 4.6 times as likely to be murdered in Argentina as in Finland.
Argentina: 4.5 per 100k (2023) · Finland: 1 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Argentina are 2.1 times as deadly as in Finland.
Argentina: 8.8 per 100k (2021) · Finland: 4.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Argentina is on average 11.6 °C warmer than Finland.
Argentina: 15.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Finland: 3.6°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Finland gets 13% more rain than Argentina.
Argentina: 670 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Finland: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Argentina bigger than Finland?
Argentina is larger. Finland fits inside Argentina 8.2 times.
Which has more people, Argentina or Finland?
Argentina has 8.1 times as many people as Finland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Argentina or Finland?
People in Finland live 4.8 years longer than in Argentina. Life expectancy at birth is 77.5 years in Argentina and 82.3 in Finland.
Are people taller in Argentina or Finland?
Men in Finland are 5.8 cm taller than in Argentina (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
