Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Iraq fits inside Argentina 6.4 times
Argentina: 2,780,400 km² (2024) · Iraq: 435,050 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 30% of Argentina, versus 22% of Iraq
Argentina: 29.5% (2024) · Iraq: 21.6% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 tall are the men?
Men in Argentina are 1.0 cm taller than in Iraq
Argentina: 174.8 cm (2019) · Iraq: 173.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Argentina are 2.5 cm taller than in Iraq
Argentina: 161.2 cm (2019) · Iraq: 158.8 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Iraq hosts 64 times as many refugees per resident as Argentina
Argentina: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Iraq: 6.9 per 1,000 (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 (2026) · Iraq: 0.2 (2026)
How many official languages?
Iraq has 3 official languages, Argentina 2
Argentina: 2 (2026) · Iraq: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 live on less than $3 a day?
1.0% of people in Argentina live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.5% in Iraq
Argentina: 1% (2024) · Iraq: 0.5% (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% (2025) · Iraq: 2.4% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Argentina’s central government collects 10% of GDP in tax, Iraq’s 1.3%
Argentina: 10.4% (2024) · Iraq: 1.3% (2019)
How expensive is it?
Argentina’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Iraq’s
Argentina: 46% (2025) · Iraq: 38% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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 long do people live?
People in Argentina live 5.1 years longer than in Iraq
Argentina: 77.5 years (2024) · Iraq: 72.4 years (2024)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Argentina has 3.2 times as many hospital beds per person as Iraq
Argentina: 3.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Iraq: 1.1 per 1,000 (2018)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Argentina is 2.2 times that in Iraq
Argentina: 11.2 per 100k (2023) · Iraq: 5.1 per 100k (2023)
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)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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 World Heritage sites?
Argentina has 6 more World Heritage sites than Iraq (12 against 6)
Argentina: 12 (2026) · Iraq: 6 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Argentina has won 80 Olympic medals, Iraq 1
Argentina: 80 (2026 edition) · Iraq: 1 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
90% of people in Argentina are online, versus 81% in Iraq
Argentina: 90% (2024) · Iraq: 81% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Argentina is 3.1 times as fast as in Iraq
Argentina: 192 Mbps (2026) · Iraq: 62 Mbps (2026)
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)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 17% of Argentina, but only 1.6% of Iraq
Argentina: 17.1% (2024) · Iraq: 1.6% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Argentina: 4.5 per 100k (2023) · Iraq: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Iraq are 93% deadlier than in Argentina
Argentina: 16.3 per 100k (2023) · Iraq: 31.5 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Argentina bigger than Iraq?
Argentina is larger. Iraq fits inside Argentina 6.4 times.
Which has more people, Argentina or Iraq?
Iraq has 3% more people than Argentina (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Argentina or Iraq?
People in Argentina live 5.1 years longer than in Iraq. Life expectancy at birth is 77.5 years in Argentina and 72.4 in Iraq.
Are people taller in Argentina or Iraq?
Men in Argentina are 1.0 cm taller than in Iraq (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
