Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
New Zealand fits inside Argentina 10 times
Argentina: 2,780,400 km² (2024) · New Zealand: 267,710 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
New Zealand’s coastline is 3 times as long as Argentina’s
Argentina: 4,989 km (2026 edition) · New Zealand: 15,134 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Argentina’s highest peak towers 6,932 m above New Zealand’s
Argentina: 6,962 m (2026 edition) · New Zealand: 30 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 37% of New Zealand, versus 30% of Argentina
Argentina: 29.5% (2024) · New Zealand: 36.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Argentina has 8.6 times as many people as New Zealand
Argentina: 45.9 million (2025) · New Zealand: 5.32 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
New Zealand is 21% more densely populated than Argentina
Argentina: 17 per km² (2025) · New Zealand: 20 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in New Zealand are 3.0 cm taller than in Argentina
Argentina: 174.8 cm (2019) · New Zealand: 177.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in New Zealand are 3.4 cm taller than in Argentina
Argentina: 161.2 cm (2019) · New Zealand: 164.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in New Zealand is 5.2 years older than in Argentina
Argentina: 32.1 years (2023) · New Zealand: 37.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in New Zealand have 0.1 more children on average than in Argentina
Argentina: 1.5 children per woman (2024) · New Zealand: 1.57 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in New Zealand are 65 or older, versus 13% in Argentina
Argentina: 12.6% (2025) · New Zealand: 17.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
New Zealand hosts 3.7 times as many refugees per resident as Argentina
Argentina: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · New Zealand: 0.4 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
New Zealand has produced 5.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Argentina 0.9
Argentina: 0.9 (2026) · New Zealand: 5.6 (2026)
How many official languages?
New Zealand has 3 official languages, Argentina 2
Argentina: 2 (2026) · New Zealand: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Argentina’s economy is 2.6 times the size of New Zealand’s
Argentina: $683 billion (2025) · New Zealand: $264 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
New Zealand produces 76% more per person than Argentina
Argentina: Int$32,587 (2025) · New Zealand: Int$57,350 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Argentina: 42.4 (2024) · New Zealand: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Argentina: 1% (2024) · New Zealand: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 7.1% in Argentina, versus 5.1% in New Zealand
Argentina: 7.1% (2025) · New Zealand: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
New Zealand spends 1.1% of its GDP on the military, Argentina 0.6%
Argentina: 0.6% (2025) · New Zealand: 1.1% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
New Zealand’s central government collects 30% of GDP in tax, Argentina’s 10%
Argentina: 10.4% (2024) · New Zealand: 29.5% (2024)
How expensive is it?
New Zealand’s price level (US = 100) is 1.9× Argentina’s
Argentina: 46% (2025) · New Zealand: 86% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
New Zealand spends 3.4 times as much on health per person as Argentina
Argentina: $1,457 (2023) · New Zealand: $5,022 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in New Zealand live 4.5 years longer than in Argentina
Argentina: 77.5 years (2024) · New Zealand: 82 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Argentina is 2 times as likely to die before turning one as in New Zealand
Argentina: 8 per 1,000 (2024) · New Zealand: 4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Argentina has 41% more doctors per person than New Zealand
Argentina: 5.1 per 1,000 (2023) · New Zealand: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Argentina has 34% more hospital beds per person than New Zealand
Argentina: 3.4 per 1,000 (2022) · New Zealand: 2.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in New Zealand is 16% higher than in Argentina
Argentina: 11.2 per 100k (2023) · New Zealand: 13 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
38% of adults in Argentina are obese, versus 35% in New Zealand
Argentina: 38.1% (2024) · New Zealand: 34.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Argentina smoke, versus 9.3% in New Zealand
Argentina: 23.5% (2024) · New Zealand: 9.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in New Zealand rate their lives 0.57 points higher than in Argentina
Argentina: 6.43 (2025) · New Zealand: 7.00 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in New Zealand drink 25% more alcohol than in Argentina
Argentina: 7.1 litres (2023) · New Zealand: 8.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Argentina has 45% more meat per person than New Zealand
Argentina: 115 kg (2023) · New Zealand: 79.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Argentina has 239 kcal more food per person per day than New Zealand
Argentina: 3,360 kcal (2023) · New Zealand: 3,122 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in New Zealand put in 95 more hours a year than in Argentina
Argentina: 1,612 hours (2023) · New Zealand: 1,708 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in New Zealand went to school 1.7 years longer than in Argentina
Argentina: 11.2 years (2023) · New Zealand: 12.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
New Zealand welcomed 4.2 times as many tourists per resident as Argentina (2019)
Argentina: 0.14 (2024) · New Zealand: 0.6 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Argentina has 9 more World Heritage sites than New Zealand (12 against 3)
Argentina: 12 (2026) · New Zealand: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
New Zealand has won 166 Olympic medals, Argentina 80
Argentina: 80 (2026 edition) · New Zealand: 166 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in New Zealand are online, versus 90% in Argentina
Argentina: 90% (2024) · New Zealand: 94% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in New Zealand is 41% faster than in Argentina
Argentina: 192 Mbps (2026) · New Zealand: 272 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in New Zealand have electricity, versus 98% in Argentina
Argentina: 98.4% (2024) · New Zealand: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Argentina live in cities, versus 84% in New Zealand
Argentina: 92% (2025) · New Zealand: 84% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Argentina has 140 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, New Zealand 130
Argentina: 140 (2024) · New Zealand: 130 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Argentina’s railway network is 4.3 times as long as New Zealand’s
Argentina: 17,866 km (2019) · New Zealand: 4,128 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from New Zealand fly 6.1 times as many passengers per resident as those from Argentina
Argentina: 0.46 (2023) · New Zealand: 2.82 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 39% of New Zealand, but only 17% of Argentina
Argentina: 17.1% (2024) · New Zealand: 38.9% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in New Zealand emits 66% more CO₂ than someone in Argentina
Argentina: 3.7 t (2024) · New Zealand: 6.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
89% of New Zealand’s electricity is renewable, versus 35% in Argentina
Argentina: 34.6% (2025) · New Zealand: 88.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Argentina carries 2.1 times as much fine dust as in New Zealand
Argentina: 14.5 µg/m³ (2024) · New Zealand: 7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.1 times as likely to be murdered in Argentina as in New Zealand
Argentina: 4.5 per 100k (2023) · New Zealand: 1.5 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Argentina are 50% deadlier than in New Zealand
Argentina: 16.3 per 100k (2023) · New Zealand: 10.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Argentina is on average 4.0 °C warmer than New Zealand
Argentina: 15.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · New Zealand: 11.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
New Zealand gets 2.4 times as much rain as Argentina
Argentina: 670 mm (2016–2025 avg) · New Zealand: 1,596 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Argentina bigger than New Zealand?
Argentina is larger. New Zealand fits inside Argentina 10 times.
Which has more people, Argentina or New Zealand?
Argentina has 8.6 times as many people as New Zealand (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Argentina or New Zealand?
People in New Zealand live 4.5 years longer than in Argentina. Life expectancy at birth is 77.5 years in Argentina and 82.0 in New Zealand.
Are people taller in Argentina or New Zealand?
Men in New Zealand are 3.0 cm taller than in Argentina (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
