Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Pakistan fits inside Argentina 3.5 times.
Argentina: 2,780,400 km² (2023) · Pakistan: 796,100 km² (2023)
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)
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 Nobel laureates were born there?
Argentina has produced 0.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Pakistan 0.1.
Argentina: 0.9 (2025) · Pakistan: 0.1 (2025)
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 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 2.7% of its GDP on the military, Argentina 0.6%.
Argentina: 0.6% (2024) · Pakistan: 2.7% (2024)
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 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
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)
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 10% of Argentina, but only 4.7% of Pakistan.
Argentina: 10.3% (2023) · Pakistan: 4.7% (2023)
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 35% deadlier than in Argentina.
Argentina: 8.8 per 100k (2021) · Pakistan: 11.9 per 100k (2021)
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)
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).