How much coast is there?

Argentina’s coastline is 86 times as long as Iraq’s.

Argentina: 4,989 km (2026 edition) · Iraq: 58 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Argentina’s highest peak towers 3,351 m above Iraq’s.

Argentina: 6,962 m (2026 edition) · Iraq: 3,611 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Iraq has 3% more people than Argentina.

Argentina: 45.9 million (2025) · Iraq: 47 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Iraq is 6.5 times as densely populated as Argentina.

Argentina: 17 per km² (2025) · Iraq: 108 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Argentina is 12 years older than in Iraq.

Argentina: 32.1 years (2023) · Iraq: 20.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Iraq have 1.7 more children on average than in Argentina.

Argentina: 1.5 children per woman (2024) · Iraq: 3.22 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

13% of people in Argentina are 65 or older, versus 3.4% in Iraq.

Argentina: 12.6% (2025) · Iraq: 3.4% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Argentina has produced 0.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Iraq 0.2.

Argentina: 0.9 (2025) · Iraq: 0.2 (2025)

How many official languages?

Iraq has 3 official languages, Argentina 2.

Argentina: 2 (2026) · Iraq: 3 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Argentina’s economy is 2.7 times the size of Iraq’s.

Argentina: $683 billion (2025) · Iraq: $254 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Argentina produces 2.3 times as much per person as Iraq.

Argentina: Int$32,587 (2025) · Iraq: Int$14,267 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Argentina than in Iraq (Gini 12.6 points higher).

Argentina: 42.4 (2024) · Iraq: 29.8 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 15% in Iraq, versus 7.1% in Argentina.

Argentina: 7.1% (2025) · Iraq: 15.5% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Iraq spends 2.4% of its GDP on the military, Argentina 0.6%.

Argentina: 0.6% (2024) · Iraq: 2.4% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Argentina’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Iraq’s.

Argentina: 46% (2025) · Iraq: 38% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Argentina spends 4.4 times as much on health per person as Iraq.

Argentina: $1,457 (2023) · Iraq: $333 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Iraq is 2.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Argentina.

Argentina: 8 per 1,000 (2024) · Iraq: 20.1 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Argentina has 5 times as many doctors per person as Iraq.

Argentina: 5.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Iraq: 1 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

38% of adults in Argentina are obese, versus 37% in Iraq.

Argentina: 38.1% (2024) · Iraq: 36.8% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

24% of adults in Argentina smoke, versus 20% in Iraq.

Argentina: 23.5% (2024) · Iraq: 20.1% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Argentina rate their lives 1.22 points higher than in Iraq.

Argentina: 6.43 (2025) · Iraq: 5.21 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Argentina drink 12 times as much alcohol as in Iraq.

Argentina: 7.1 litres (2023) · Iraq: 0.6 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Argentina has 5.5 times as much meat per person as Iraq.

Argentina: 115 kg (2023) · Iraq: 21.1 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Argentina has 990 kcal more food per person per day than Iraq.

Argentina: 3,360 kcal (2023) · Iraq: 2,371 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Argentina put in 29 more hours a year than in Iraq.

Argentina: 1,612 hours (2023) · Iraq: 1,583 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Argentina went to school 4.4 years longer than in Iraq.

Argentina: 11.2 years (2023) · Iraq: 6.8 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Argentina: 0.14 (2024) · Iraq: no data

How many people are online?

90% of people in Argentina are online, versus 81% in Iraq.

Argentina: 90% (2024) · Iraq: 81% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Iraq have electricity, versus 98% in Argentina.

Argentina: 98.4% (2024) · Iraq: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

92% of people in Argentina live in cities, versus 70% in Iraq.

Argentina: 92% (2025) · Iraq: 70% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Argentina has 140 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Iraq 100.

Argentina: 140 (2024) · Iraq: 100 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Argentina’s railway network is 7.5 times as long as Iraq’s.

Argentina: 17,866 km (2019) · Iraq: 2,370 km (2014)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Argentina fly 5.7 times as many passengers per resident as those from Iraq.

Argentina: 0.46 (2023) · Iraq: 0.08 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 10% of Argentina, but only 1.9% of Iraq.

Argentina: 10.3% (2023) · Iraq: 1.9% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Iraq emits 36% more CO₂ than someone in Argentina.

Argentina: 3.7 t (2024) · Iraq: 5.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

35% of Argentina’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.6% in Iraq.

Argentina: 34.6% (2025) · Iraq: 1.6% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Iraq carries 3.4 times as much fine dust as in Argentina.

Argentina: 14.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Iraq: 48.8 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Argentina: 4.5 per 100k (2023) · Iraq: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Iraq are 2.4 times as deadly as in Argentina.

Argentina: 8.8 per 100k (2021) · Iraq: 21.5 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Iraq is on average 8.8 °C warmer than Argentina.

Argentina: 15.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Iraq: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Argentina gets 3.1 times as much rain as Iraq.

Argentina: 670 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Iraq: 214 mm (2016–2025 avg)