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Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Israel fits inside Argentina 126 times

Argentina: 2,780,400 km² (2024) · Israel: 22,070 km² (2024)

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Coastline

How much coast is there?

Argentina’s coastline is 18 times as long as Israel’s

Argentina: 4,989 km (2026 edition) · Israel: 273 km (2026 edition)

Highest point

How high can you climb?

Argentina’s highest peak towers 4,726 m above Israel’s

Argentina: 6,962 m (2026 edition) · Israel: 2,236 m (2026 edition)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 30% of Argentina, versus 24% of Israel

Argentina: 29.5% (2024) · Israel: 23.8% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

How many people live there?

Argentina has 4.5 times as many people as Israel

Argentina: 45.9 million (2025) · Israel: 10.1 million (2025)

Population density

How crowded is it?

Israel is 28 times as densely populated as Argentina

Argentina: 17 per km² (2025) · Israel: 468 per km² (2025)

Height of men

How tall are the men?

Men in Israel are 1.2 cm taller than in Argentina

Argentina: 174.8 cm (2019) · Israel: 176 cm (2019)

Height of women

How tall are the women?

Women in Israel are 1.0 cm taller than in Argentina

Argentina: 161.2 cm (2019) · Israel: 162.2 cm (2019)

Median age

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Argentina is 3 years older than in Israel

Argentina: 32.1 years (2023) · Israel: 29.2 years (2023)

Fertility rate

How many children per woman?

Women in Israel have 1.4 more children on average than in Argentina

Argentina: 1.5 children per woman (2024) · Israel: 2.87 children per woman (2024)

Aged 65 and over

How many people are 65 or older?

Israel and Argentina are practically level

Argentina: 12.6% (2025) · Israel: 12.7% (2025)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

How many refugees does it host?

Israel hosts 17% more refugees per resident than Argentina

Argentina: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Israel: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Israel has produced 5.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Argentina 0.9

Argentina: 0.9 (2026) · Israel: 5.9 (2026)

Official languages

How many official languages?

Argentina and Israel are practically level

Argentina: 2 (2026) · Israel: 2 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

Economy size (GDP)

How big is the economy?

Argentina’s economy is 12% larger than Israel’s

Argentina: $683 billion (2025) · Israel: $611 billion (2025)

GDP per person (PPP)

How much is produced per person?

Israel produces 83% more per person than Argentina

Argentina: Int$32,587 (2025) · Israel: Int$59,717 (2025)

Income inequality (Gini)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Argentina than in Israel (Gini 4.1 points higher)

Argentina: 42.4 (2024) · Israel: 38.3 (2022)

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

How many live on less than $3 a day?

1.0% of people in Argentina live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.4% in Israel

Argentina: 1% (2024) · Israel: 0.4% (2022)

Unemployment

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 7.1% in Argentina, versus 3.5% in Israel

Argentina: 7.1% (2025) · Israel: 3.5% (2025)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

Israel spends 7.8% of its GDP on the military, Argentina 0.6%

Argentina: 0.6% (2025) · Israel: 7.8% (2025)

Tax revenue (central government)

How much does the central government collect in tax?

Israel’s central government collects 23% of GDP in tax, Argentina’s 10%

Argentina: 10.4% (2024) · Israel: 23.2% (2024)

Price level (US = 100)

How expensive is it?

Israel’s price level (US = 100) is 2.2× Argentina’s

Argentina: 46% (2025) · Israel: 101% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

Health spending per person

How much is spent on health?

Israel spends 2.7 times as much on health per person as Argentina

Argentina: $1,457 (2023) · Israel: $3,928 (2023)

Life expectancy

How long do people live?

People in Israel live 5.7 years longer than in Argentina

Argentina: 77.5 years (2024) · Israel: 83.2 years (2024)

Infant mortality

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Argentina is 3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Israel

Argentina: 8 per 1,000 (2024) · Israel: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024)

Doctors

How many doctors are there?

Argentina has 34% more doctors per person than Israel

Argentina: 5.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Israel: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023)

Hospital beds

How many hospital beds are there?

Argentina has 7% more hospital beds per person than Israel

Argentina: 3.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Israel: 3.1 per 1,000 (2023)

Suicide rate

How common is suicide?

The suicide rate in Argentina is 62% higher than in Israel

Argentina: 11.2 per 100k (2023) · Israel: 6.9 per 100k (2023)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

38% of adults in Argentina are obese, versus 23% in Israel

Argentina: 38.1% (2024) · Israel: 23.3% (2024)

Smoking

How many adults smoke?

24% of adults in Argentina smoke, versus 21% in Israel

Argentina: 23.5% (2024) · Israel: 21.2% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

Life satisfaction

How do people rate their lives?

People in Israel rate their lives 0.76 points higher than in Argentina

Argentina: 6.43 (2025) · Israel: 7.19 (2025)

Alcohol consumption

How much do people drink?

Adults in Argentina drink 69% more alcohol than in Israel

Argentina: 7.1 litres (2023) · Israel: 4.2 litres (2023)

Meat supply

How much meat is on the menu?

Argentina has 6% more meat per person than Israel

Argentina: 115 kg (2023) · Israel: 108.7 kg (2023)

Daily calories

How much food is there per day?

Israel has 393 kcal more food per person per day than Argentina

Argentina: 3,360 kcal (2023) · Israel: 3,754 kcal (2023)

Working hours

How long do people work?

Workers in Israel put in 278 more hours a year than in Argentina

Argentina: 1,612 hours (2023) · Israel: 1,890 hours (2023)

Years of schooling

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Israel went to school 2.3 years longer than in Argentina

Argentina: 11.2 years (2023) · Israel: 13.5 years (2023)

Tourists per resident

How many tourists visit?

Argentina welcomed 50% more tourists per resident than Israel (2019)

Argentina: 0.14 (2024) · Israel: 0.1 (2024)

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Argentina has 3 more World Heritage sites than Israel (12 against 9)

Argentina: 12 (2026) · Israel: 9 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

How many Olympic medals has it won?

Argentina has won 80 Olympic medals, Israel 20

Argentina: 80 (2026 edition) · Israel: 20 (2026 edition)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

Internet users

How many people are online?

90% of people in Argentina are online, versus 88% in Israel

Argentina: 90% (2024) · Israel: 88% (2024)

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Home internet in Israel is 2 times as fast as in Argentina

Argentina: 192 Mbps (2026) · Israel: 392 Mbps (2026)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Israel have electricity, versus 98% in Argentina

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

Urban population

How many live in cities?

92% of people in Argentina live in cities, versus 92% in Israel

Argentina: 92% (2025) · Israel: 92% (2025)

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Israel has 177 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Argentina 140

Argentina: 140 (2024) · Israel: 177 (2024)

Railway network

How much railway is there?

Argentina’s railway network is 10 times as long as Israel’s

Argentina: 17,866 km (2019) · Israel: 1,720 km (2021)

Air passengers per resident

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Israel fly 59% more passengers per resident than those from Argentina

Argentina: 0.46 (2023) · Israel: 0.73 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

Forest cover

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 17% of Argentina, but only 6.8% of Israel

Argentina: 17.1% (2024) · Israel: 6.8% (2024)

CO₂ per person

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Israel emits 50% more CO₂ than someone in Argentina

Argentina: 3.7 t (2024) · Israel: 5.6 t (2024)

Renewable electricity

How green is the power grid?

35% of Argentina’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Israel

Argentina: 34.6% (2025) · Israel: 16.9% (2025)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

How clean is the air?

The air in Israel carries 41% more fine dust than in Argentina

Argentina: 14.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Israel: 20.4 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

Homicide rate

How common is murder?

You are 2.8 times as likely to be murdered in Argentina as in Israel

Argentina: 4.5 per 100k (2023) · Israel: 1.6 per 100k (2022)

Road deaths

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Argentina are 2.4 times as deadly as in Israel

Argentina: 16.3 per 100k (2023) · Israel: 6.8 per 100k (2023)

Climate

What the year feels like

Average temperature

How warm is it?

Israel is on average 6.0 °C warmer than Argentina

Argentina: 15.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Israel: 21.1°C (2016–2025 avg)

Rainfall

How much rain falls?

Argentina gets 3.3 times as much rain as Israel

Argentina: 670 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Israel: 205 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?

Between them

People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other

Who has moved between them?
Can they visit without a visa?
What do they sell each other?
Have they met on the pitch?
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Quick answers

Is Argentina bigger than Israel?

Argentina is larger. Israel fits inside Argentina 126 times.

Which has more people, Argentina or Israel?

Argentina has 4.5 times as many people as Israel (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Argentina or Israel?

People in Israel live 5.7 years longer than in Argentina. Life expectancy at birth is 77.5 years in Argentina and 83.2 in Israel.

Are people taller in Argentina or Israel?

Men in Israel are 1.2 cm taller than in Argentina (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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