Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Greece fits inside Argentina 21 times
Argentina: 2,780,400 km² (2024) · Greece: 131,960 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Greece’s coastline is 2.7 times as long as Argentina’s
Argentina: 4,989 km (2026 edition) · Greece: 13,676 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Argentina’s highest peak towers 4,045 m above Greece’s
Argentina: 6,962 m (2026 edition) · Greece: 2,917 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 39% of Greece, versus 30% of Argentina
Argentina: 29.5% (2024) · Greece: 38.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Argentina has 4.4 times as many people as Greece
Argentina: 45.9 million (2025) · Greece: 10.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Greece is 4.8 times as densely populated as Argentina
Argentina: 17 per km² (2025) · Greece: 81 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Greece are 4.5 cm taller than in Argentina
Argentina: 174.8 cm (2019) · Greece: 179.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Greece are 4.6 cm taller than in Argentina
Argentina: 161.2 cm (2019) · Greece: 165.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Greece is 14 years older than in Argentina
Argentina: 32.1 years (2023) · Greece: 45.7 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Argentina have 0.3 more children on average than in Greece
Argentina: 1.5 children per woman (2024) · Greece: 1.24 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Greece are 65 or older, versus 13% in Argentina
Argentina: 12.6% (2025) · Greece: 24.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Greece hosts 120 times as many refugees per resident as Argentina
Argentina: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Greece: 12.9 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Greece has produced 1.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Argentina 0.9
Argentina: 0.9 (2026) · Greece: 1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Argentina has 2 official languages, Greece 1
Argentina: 2 (2026) · Greece: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Argentina’s economy is 2.4 times the size of Greece’s
Argentina: $683 billion (2025) · Greece: $281 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Greece produces 39% more per person than Argentina
Argentina: Int$32,587 (2025) · Greece: Int$45,264 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Argentina than in Greece (Gini 9 points higher)
Argentina: 42.4 (2024) · Greece: 33.4 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Argentina and Greece are practically level
Argentina: 1% (2024) · Greece: 0.6% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.5% in Greece, versus 7.1% in Argentina
Argentina: 7.1% (2025) · Greece: 8.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Greece spends 3.0% of its GDP on the military, Argentina 0.6%
Argentina: 0.6% (2025) · Greece: 3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Greece’s central government collects 27% of GDP in tax, Argentina’s 10%
Argentina: 10.4% (2024) · Greece: 27.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Greece’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Argentina’s
Argentina: 46% (2025) · Greece: 60% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Greece spends 35% more on health per person than Argentina
Argentina: $1,457 (2023) · Greece: $1,963 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Greece live 4.3 years longer than in Argentina
Argentina: 77.5 years (2024) · Greece: 81.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Argentina is 2.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Greece
Argentina: 8 per 1,000 (2024) · Greece: 3.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Greece has 29% more doctors per person than Argentina
Argentina: 5.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Greece: 6.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Greece has 27% more hospital beds per person than Argentina
Argentina: 3.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Greece: 4.3 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Argentina is 2.9 times that in Greece
Argentina: 11.2 per 100k (2023) · Greece: 3.9 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
38% of adults in Argentina are obese, versus 34% in Greece
Argentina: 38.1% (2024) · Greece: 33.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
30% of adults in Greece smoke, versus 24% in Argentina
Argentina: 23.5% (2024) · Greece: 30.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Argentina rate their lives 0.73 points higher than in Greece
Argentina: 6.43 (2025) · Greece: 5.70 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Greece drink 21% more alcohol than in Argentina
Argentina: 7.1 litres (2023) · Greece: 8.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Argentina has 40% more meat per person than Greece
Argentina: 115 kg (2023) · Greece: 82 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Greece has 21 kcal more food per person per day than Argentina
Argentina: 3,360 kcal (2023) · Greece: 3,382 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Greece put in 281 more hours a year than in Argentina
Argentina: 1,612 hours (2023) · Greece: 1,893 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Greece went to school 0.37 years longer than in Argentina
Argentina: 11.2 years (2023) · Greece: 11.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Greece welcomed 18 times as many tourists per resident as Argentina (2019)
Argentina: 0.14 (2024) · Greece: 2.67 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Greece has 9 more World Heritage sites than Argentina (21 against 12)
Argentina: 12 (2026) · Greece: 21 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Greece has won 129 Olympic medals, Argentina 80
Argentina: 80 (2026 edition) · Greece: 129 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
90% of people in Argentina are online, versus 86% in Greece
Argentina: 90% (2024) · Greece: 86% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Argentina is 3% faster than in Greece
Argentina: 192 Mbps (2026) · Greece: 186 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Greece have electricity, versus 98% in Argentina
Argentina: 98.4% (2024) · Greece: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Argentina live in cities, versus 79% in Greece
Argentina: 92% (2025) · Greece: 79% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Argentina has 140 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Greece 114
Argentina: 140 (2024) · Greece: 114 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Argentina’s railway network is 7.6 times as long as Greece’s
Argentina: 17,866 km (2019) · Greece: 2,339 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Greece fly 4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Argentina
Argentina: 0.46 (2023) · Greece: 1.83 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 37% of Greece, but only 17% of Argentina
Argentina: 17.1% (2024) · Greece: 36.9% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Greece emits 42% more CO₂ than someone in Argentina
Argentina: 3.7 t (2024) · Greece: 5.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
50% of Greece’s electricity is renewable, versus 35% in Argentina
Argentina: 34.6% (2025) · Greece: 49.7% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Greece carries 4% more fine dust than in Argentina
Argentina: 14.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Greece: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 5.4 times as likely to be murdered in Argentina as in Greece
Argentina: 4.5 per 100k (2023) · Greece: 0.8 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Argentina are 51% deadlier than in Greece
Argentina: 16.3 per 100k (2023) · Greece: 10.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Greece is on average 0.6 °C warmer than Argentina
Argentina: 15.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Greece: 15.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Greece gets 19% more rain than Argentina
Argentina: 670 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Greece: 800 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Argentina bigger than Greece?
Argentina is larger. Greece fits inside Argentina 21 times.
Which has more people, Argentina or Greece?
Argentina has 4.4 times as many people as Greece (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Argentina or Greece?
People in Greece live 4.3 years longer than in Argentina. Life expectancy at birth is 77.5 years in Argentina and 81.8 in Greece.
Are people taller in Argentina or Greece?
Men in Greece are 4.5 cm taller than in Argentina (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
