Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Guatemala fits inside Argentina 26 times.
Argentina: 2,780,400 km² (2023) · Guatemala: 108,890 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Argentina’s coastline is 12 times as long as Guatemala’s.
Argentina: 4,989 km (2026 edition) · Guatemala: 400 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Argentina’s highest peak towers 2,742 m above Guatemala’s.
Argentina: 6,962 m (2026 edition) · Guatemala: 4,220 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Argentina has 2.5 times as many people as Guatemala.
Argentina: 45.9 million (2025) · Guatemala: 18.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Guatemala is 10 times as densely populated as Argentina.
Argentina: 17 per km² (2025) · Guatemala: 174 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Argentina are 10.4 cm taller than in Guatemala.
Argentina: 174.8 cm (2019) · Guatemala: 164.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Argentina are 10.3 cm taller than in Guatemala.
Argentina: 161.2 cm (2019) · Guatemala: 150.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Argentina is 9.5 years older than in Guatemala.
Argentina: 32.1 years (2023) · Guatemala: 22.6 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Guatemala have 0.8 more children on average than in Argentina.
Argentina: 1.5 children per woman (2024) · Guatemala: 2.29 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
13% of people in Argentina are 65 or older, versus 5.0% in Guatemala.
Argentina: 12.6% (2025) · Guatemala: 5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Guatemala has produced 1.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Argentina 0.9.
Argentina: 0.9 (2025) · Guatemala: 1.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
Argentina has 2 official languages, Guatemala 1.
Argentina: 2 (2026) · Guatemala: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Argentina’s economy is 5.5 times the size of Guatemala’s.
Argentina: $683 billion (2025) · Guatemala: $123 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Argentina produces 2.1 times as much per person as Guatemala.
Argentina: Int$32,587 (2025) · Guatemala: Int$15,197 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Guatemala than in Argentina (Gini 2.8 points higher).
Argentina: 42.4 (2024) · Guatemala: 45.2 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 7.1% in Argentina, versus 2.6% in Guatemala.
Argentina: 7.1% (2025) · Guatemala: 2.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Argentina and Guatemala are practically level.
Argentina: 0.6% (2024) · Guatemala: 0.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Argentina’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Guatemala’s.
Argentina: 46% (2025) · Guatemala: 43% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Argentina spends 3.7 times as much on health per person as Guatemala.
Argentina: $1,457 (2023) · Guatemala: $392 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Argentina live 4.8 years longer than in Guatemala.
Argentina: 77.5 years (2024) · Guatemala: 72.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Guatemala is 2.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Argentina.
Argentina: 8 per 1,000 (2024) · Guatemala: 17.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Argentina has 4 times as many doctors per person as Guatemala.
Argentina: 5.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Guatemala: 1.3 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is obesity?
38% of adults in Argentina are obese, versus 27% in Guatemala.
Argentina: 38.1% (2024) · Guatemala: 26.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Argentina smoke, versus 11% in Guatemala.
Argentina: 23.5% (2024) · Guatemala: 11.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Guatemala rate their lives 0.10 points higher than in Argentina.
Argentina: 6.43 (2025) · Guatemala: 6.53 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Argentina drink 2.3 times as much alcohol as in Guatemala.
Argentina: 7.1 litres (2023) · Guatemala: 3.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Argentina has 2.1 times as much meat per person as Guatemala.
Argentina: 115 kg (2023) · Guatemala: 54.3 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Argentina has 537 kcal more food per person per day than Guatemala.
Argentina: 3,360 kcal (2023) · Guatemala: 2,823 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Guatemala put in 539 more hours a year than in Argentina.
Argentina: 1,612 hours (2023) · Guatemala: 2,151 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Argentina went to school 5.3 years longer than in Guatemala.
Argentina: 11.2 years (2023) · Guatemala: 5.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Argentina welcomed 73% more tourists per resident than Guatemala (2019).
Argentina: 0.14 (2024) · Guatemala: 0.08 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
90% of people in Argentina are online, versus 60% in Guatemala.
Argentina: 90% (2024) · Guatemala: 60% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
98% of people in Argentina have electricity, versus 91% in Guatemala.
Argentina: 98.4% (2024) · Guatemala: 90.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Argentina live in cities, versus 56% in Guatemala.
Argentina: 92% (2025) · Guatemala: 56% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Argentina has 140 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Guatemala 113.
Argentina: 140 (2024) · Guatemala: 113 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Argentina’s railway network is 22 times as long as Guatemala’s.
Argentina: 17,866 km (2019) · Guatemala: 800 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Argentina fly 39 times as many passengers per resident as those from Guatemala.
Argentina: 0.46 (2023) · Guatemala: 0.01 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 33% of Guatemala, but only 10% of Argentina.
Argentina: 10.3% (2023) · Guatemala: 32.6% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Argentina emits 3.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Guatemala.
Argentina: 3.7 t (2024) · Guatemala: 1.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
68% of Guatemala’s electricity is renewable, versus 35% in Argentina.
Argentina: 34.6% (2025) · Guatemala: 68.3% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Guatemala carries 91% more fine dust than in Argentina.
Argentina: 14.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Guatemala: 27.7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 5.2 times as likely to be murdered in Guatemala as in Argentina.
Argentina: 4.5 per 100k (2023) · Guatemala: 23.4 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Guatemala are 43% deadlier than in Argentina.
Argentina: 8.8 per 100k (2021) · Guatemala: 12.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Guatemala is on average 8.6 °C warmer than Argentina.
Argentina: 15.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Guatemala: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Guatemala gets 2.7 times as much rain as Argentina.
Argentina: 670 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Guatemala: 1,811 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Argentina bigger than Guatemala?
Argentina is larger. Guatemala fits inside Argentina 26 times.
Which has more people, Argentina or Guatemala?
Argentina has 2.5 times as many people as Guatemala (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Argentina or Guatemala?
People in Argentina live 4.8 years longer than in Guatemala. Life expectancy at birth is 77.5 years in Argentina and 72.7 in Guatemala.
Are people taller in Argentina or Guatemala?
Men in Argentina are 10.4 cm taller than in Guatemala (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
