Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Pakistan fits inside Argentina 3.5 times
Argentina: 2,780,400 km² (2024) · Pakistan: 796,100 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Argentina’s coastline is 4.8 times as long as Pakistan’s
Argentina: 4,989 km (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 1,046 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Pakistan’s highest peak towers 1,649 m above Argentina’s
Argentina: 6,962 m (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 8,611 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 47% of Pakistan, versus 30% of Argentina
Argentina: 29.5% (2024) · Pakistan: 47.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Pakistan has 5.6 times as many people as Argentina
Argentina: 45.9 million (2025) · Pakistan: 255 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Pakistan is 20 times as densely populated as Argentina
Argentina: 17 per km² (2025) · Pakistan: 331 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Argentina are 7.4 cm taller than in Pakistan
Argentina: 174.8 cm (2019) · Pakistan: 167.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Argentina are 6.4 cm taller than in Pakistan
Argentina: 161.2 cm (2019) · Pakistan: 154.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Argentina is 12 years older than in Pakistan
Argentina: 32.1 years (2023) · Pakistan: 20.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Pakistan have 2.0 more children on average than in Argentina
Argentina: 1.5 children per woman (2024) · Pakistan: 3.55 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
13% of people in Argentina are 65 or older, versus 4.4% in Pakistan
Argentina: 12.6% (2025) · Pakistan: 4.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Pakistan hosts 42 times as many refugees per resident as Argentina
Argentina: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Pakistan: 4.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Argentina has produced 0.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Pakistan 0.1
Argentina: 0.9 (2026) · Pakistan: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Argentina and Pakistan are practically level
Argentina: 2 (2026) · Pakistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Argentina’s economy is 68% larger than Pakistan’s
Argentina: $683 billion (2025) · Pakistan: $407 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Argentina produces 5 times as much per person as Pakistan
Argentina: Int$32,587 (2025) · Pakistan: Int$6,573 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Argentina than in Pakistan (Gini 8.9 points higher)
Argentina: 42.4 (2024) · Pakistan: 33.5 (2024)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
23% of people in Pakistan live on less than $3 a day, versus 1.0% in Argentina
Argentina: 1% (2024) · Pakistan: 23% (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 7.1% in Argentina, versus 5.4% in Pakistan
Argentina: 7.1% (2025) · Pakistan: 5.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Pakistan spends 2.9% of its GDP on the military, Argentina 0.6%
Argentina: 0.6% (2025) · Pakistan: 2.9% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Argentina: 10.4% (2024) · Pakistan: no data
How expensive is it?
Argentina’s price level (US = 100) is 1.9× Pakistan’s
Argentina: 46% (2025) · Pakistan: 24% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Argentina spends 48 times as much on health per person as Pakistan
Argentina: $1,457 (2023) · Pakistan: $30 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Argentina live 9.7 years longer than in Pakistan
Argentina: 77.5 years (2024) · Pakistan: 67.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Pakistan is 6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Argentina
Argentina: 8 per 1,000 (2024) · Pakistan: 48.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Argentina has 4.4 times as many doctors per person as Pakistan
Argentina: 5.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Pakistan: 1.2 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Argentina has 5.3 times as many hospital beds per person as Pakistan
Argentina: 3.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Pakistan: 0.6 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Argentina is 23% higher than in Pakistan
Argentina: 11.2 per 100k (2023) · Pakistan: 9.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
38% of adults in Argentina are obese, versus 24% in Pakistan
Argentina: 38.1% (2024) · Pakistan: 23.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Argentina smoke, versus 18% in Pakistan
Argentina: 23.5% (2024) · Pakistan: 17.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Argentina rate their lives 1.56 points higher than in Pakistan
Argentina: 6.43 (2025) · Pakistan: 4.87 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Argentina drink 82 times as much alcohol as in Pakistan
Argentina: 7.1 litres (2023) · Pakistan: 0.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Argentina has 5.4 times as much meat per person as Pakistan
Argentina: 115 kg (2023) · Pakistan: 21.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Argentina has 847 kcal more food per person per day than Pakistan
Argentina: 3,360 kcal (2023) · Pakistan: 2,514 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Pakistan put in 859 more hours a year than in Argentina
Argentina: 1,612 hours (2023) · Pakistan: 2,471 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Argentina went to school 6.9 years longer than in Pakistan
Argentina: 11.2 years (2023) · Pakistan: 4.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Argentina: 0.14 (2024) · Pakistan: no data
How many World Heritage sites?
Argentina has 6 more World Heritage sites than Pakistan (12 against 6)
Argentina: 12 (2026) · Pakistan: 6 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Argentina has won 80 Olympic medals, Pakistan 11
Argentina: 80 (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 11 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
90% of people in Argentina are online, versus 57% in Pakistan
Argentina: 90% (2024) · Pakistan: 57% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Argentina is 8.1 times as fast as in Pakistan
Argentina: 192 Mbps (2026) · Pakistan: 24 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
98% of people in Argentina have electricity, versus 96% in Pakistan
Argentina: 98.4% (2024) · Pakistan: 95.7% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Argentina live in cities, versus 40% in Pakistan
Argentina: 92% (2025) · Pakistan: 40% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Argentina has 140 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Pakistan 77
Argentina: 140 (2024) · Pakistan: 77 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Argentina’s railway network is 2.3 times as long as Pakistan’s
Argentina: 17,866 km (2019) · Pakistan: 7,791 km (2019)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Argentina fly 16 times as many passengers per resident as those from Pakistan
Argentina: 0.46 (2023) · Pakistan: 0.03 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 17% of Argentina, but only 4.1% of Pakistan
Argentina: 17.1% (2024) · Pakistan: 4.1% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Argentina emits 5.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Pakistan
Argentina: 3.7 t (2024) · Pakistan: 0.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
43% of Pakistan’s electricity is renewable, versus 35% in Argentina
Argentina: 34.6% (2025) · Pakistan: 42.7% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Pakistan carries 3.7 times as much fine dust as in Argentina
Argentina: 14.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Pakistan: 53.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 4% more likely to be murdered in Argentina than in Pakistan
Argentina: 4.5 per 100k (2023) · Pakistan: 4.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Pakistan are 2% deadlier than in Argentina
Argentina: 16.3 per 100k (2023) · Pakistan: 16.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Pakistan is on average 5.9 °C warmer than Argentina
Argentina: 15.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Pakistan: 21°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Argentina gets 61% more rain than Pakistan
Argentina: 670 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Pakistan: 416 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Argentina bigger than Pakistan?
Argentina is larger. Pakistan fits inside Argentina 3.5 times.
Which has more people, Argentina or Pakistan?
Pakistan has 5.6 times as many people as Argentina (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Argentina or Pakistan?
People in Argentina live 9.7 years longer than in Pakistan. Life expectancy at birth is 77.5 years in Argentina and 67.8 in Pakistan.
Are people taller in Argentina or Pakistan?
Men in Argentina are 7.4 cm taller than in Pakistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
