Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
India is 18% bigger than Argentina
Argentina: 2,780,400 km² (2024) · India: 3,287,260 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
India’s coastline is 40% longer than Argentina’s
Argentina: 4,989 km (2026 edition) · India: 7,000 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
India’s highest peak towers 1,624 m above Argentina’s
Argentina: 6,962 m (2026 edition) · India: 8,586 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 60% of India, versus 30% of Argentina
Argentina: 29.5% (2024) · India: 59.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
India has 32 times as many people as Argentina
Argentina: 45.9 million (2025) · India: 1.46 billion (2025)
How crowded is it?
India is 29 times as densely populated as Argentina
Argentina: 17 per km² (2025) · India: 492 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Argentina are 8.3 cm taller than in India
Argentina: 174.8 cm (2019) · India: 166.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Argentina are 6.0 cm taller than in India
Argentina: 161.2 cm (2019) · India: 155.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Argentina is 4.1 years older than in India
Argentina: 32.1 years (2023) · India: 28.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in India have 0.5 more children on average than in Argentina
Argentina: 1.5 children per woman (2024) · India: 1.96 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
13% of people in Argentina are 65 or older, versus 7.4% in India
Argentina: 12.6% (2025) · India: 7.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
India hosts 51% more refugees per resident than Argentina
Argentina: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · India: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Argentina has produced 0.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, India 0.1
Argentina: 0.9 (2026) · India: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
India has 3 official languages, Argentina 2
Argentina: 2 (2026) · India: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
India’s economy is 5.8 times the size of Argentina’s
Argentina: $683 billion (2025) · India: $3.96 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Argentina produces 2.8 times as much per person as India
Argentina: Int$32,587 (2025) · India: Int$11,748 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Argentina than in India (Gini 19.4 points higher)
Argentina: 42.4 (2024) · India: 23 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
2.6% of people in India live on less than $3 a day, versus 1.0% in Argentina
Argentina: 1% (2024) · India: 2.6% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 7.1% in Argentina, versus 4.2% in India
Argentina: 7.1% (2025) · India: 4.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
India spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Argentina 0.6%
Argentina: 0.6% (2025) · India: 2.3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Argentina’s central government collects 10% of GDP in tax, India’s 6.9%
Argentina: 10.4% (2024) · India: 6.9% (2022)
How expensive is it?
Argentina’s price level (US = 100) is 2× India’s
Argentina: 46% (2025) · India: 23% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Argentina spends 17 times as much on health per person as India
Argentina: $1,457 (2023) · India: $85 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Argentina live 5.3 years longer than in India
Argentina: 77.5 years (2024) · India: 72.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in India is 2.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Argentina
Argentina: 8 per 1,000 (2024) · India: 23.3 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Argentina has 7.1 times as many doctors per person as India
Argentina: 5.1 per 1,000 (2023) · India: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020)
How many hospital beds are there?
Argentina has 2.1 times as many hospital beds per person as India
Argentina: 3.4 per 1,000 (2022) · India: 1.6 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in India is 37% higher than in Argentina
Argentina: 11.2 per 100k (2023) · India: 15.3 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
38% of adults in Argentina are obese, versus 8.0% in India
Argentina: 38.1% (2024) · India: 8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Argentina smoke, versus 23% in India
Argentina: 23.5% (2024) · India: 22.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Argentina rate their lives 1.89 points higher than in India
Argentina: 6.43 (2025) · India: 4.54 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Argentina drink 35% more alcohol than in India
Argentina: 7.1 litres (2023) · India: 5.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Argentina has 14 times as much meat per person as India
Argentina: 115 kg (2023) · India: 8.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Argentina has 692 kcal more food per person per day than India
Argentina: 3,360 kcal (2023) · India: 2,669 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in India put in 770 more hours a year than in Argentina
Argentina: 1,612 hours (2023) · India: 2,383 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Argentina went to school 4.3 years longer than in India
Argentina: 11.2 years (2023) · India: 6.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Argentina welcomed 21 times as many tourists per resident as India (2019)
Argentina: 0.14 (2024) · India: 0.01 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
India has 33 more World Heritage sites than Argentina (45 against 12)
Argentina: 12 (2026) · India: 45 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Argentina has won 80 Olympic medals, India 41
Argentina: 80 (2026 edition) · India: 41 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
90% of people in Argentina are online, versus 70% in India
Argentina: 90% (2024) · India: 70% (2025)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Argentina is 2.1 times as fast as in India
Argentina: 192 Mbps (2026) · India: 91 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in India have electricity, versus 98% in Argentina
Argentina: 98.4% (2024) · India: 99.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Argentina live in cities, versus 36% in India
Argentina: 92% (2025) · India: 36% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Argentina has 140 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, India 79
Argentina: 140 (2024) · India: 79 (2024)
How much railway is there?
India’s railway network is 3.8 times as long as Argentina’s
Argentina: 17,866 km (2019) · India: 68,103 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Argentina fly 3.7 times as many passengers per resident as those from India
Argentina: 0.46 (2023) · India: 0.12 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 24% of India, but only 17% of Argentina
Argentina: 17.1% (2024) · India: 24.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Argentina emits 70% more CO₂ than someone in India
Argentina: 3.7 t (2024) · India: 2.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
35% of Argentina’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in India
Argentina: 34.6% (2025) · India: 24.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in India carries 3 times as much fine dust as in Argentina
Argentina: 14.5 µg/m³ (2024) · India: 44.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 60% more likely to be murdered in Argentina than in India
Argentina: 4.5 per 100k (2023) · India: 2.8 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in India are 56% deadlier than in Argentina
Argentina: 16.3 per 100k (2023) · India: 25.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
India is on average 9.3 °C warmer than Argentina
Argentina: 15.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · India: 24.5°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
India gets 89% more rain than Argentina
Argentina: 670 mm (2016–2025 avg) · India: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Argentina bigger than India?
India is larger. India is 18% bigger than Argentina.
Which has more people, Argentina or India?
India has 32 times as many people as Argentina (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Argentina or India?
People in Argentina live 5.3 years longer than in India. Life expectancy at birth is 77.5 years in Argentina and 72.2 in India.
Are people taller in Argentina or India?
Men in Argentina are 8.3 cm taller than in India (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).