Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Paraguay fits inside Argentina 6.8 times
Argentina: 2,780,400 km² (2024) · Paraguay: 406,752 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Argentina: 4,989 km (2026 edition) · Paraguay: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Argentina’s highest peak towers 6,120 m above Paraguay’s
Argentina: 6,962 m (2026 edition) · Paraguay: 842 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 54% of Paraguay, versus 30% of Argentina
Argentina: 29.5% (2024) · Paraguay: 54.1% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Argentina has 6.5 times as many people as Paraguay
Argentina: 45.9 million (2025) · Paraguay: 7.01 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Paraguay is 6% more densely populated than Argentina
Argentina: 17 per km² (2025) · Paraguay: 18 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Argentina are 0.9 cm taller than in Paraguay
Argentina: 174.8 cm (2019) · Paraguay: 173.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Argentina are 1.5 cm taller than in Paraguay
Argentina: 161.2 cm (2019) · Paraguay: 159.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Argentina is 5.8 years older than in Paraguay
Argentina: 32.1 years (2023) · Paraguay: 26.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Paraguay have 0.9 more children on average than in Argentina
Argentina: 1.5 children per woman (2024) · Paraguay: 2.42 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
13% of people in Argentina are 65 or older, versus 6.7% in Paraguay
Argentina: 12.6% (2025) · Paraguay: 6.7% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Paraguay hosts 6.1 times as many refugees per resident as Argentina
Argentina: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Paraguay: 0.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Argentina has produced 0.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Paraguay none
Argentina: 0.9 (2026) · Paraguay: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Argentina and Paraguay are practically level
Argentina: 2 (2026) · Paraguay: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Argentina’s economy is 14 times the size of Paraguay’s
Argentina: $683 billion (2025) · Paraguay: $49.3 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Argentina produces 61% more per person than Paraguay
Argentina: Int$32,587 (2025) · Paraguay: Int$20,181 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Paraguay than in Argentina (Gini 1.8 points higher)
Argentina: 42.4 (2024) · Paraguay: 44.2 (2024)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
2.1% of people in Paraguay live on less than $3 a day, versus 1.0% in Argentina
Argentina: 1% (2024) · Paraguay: 2.1% (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 7.1% in Argentina, versus 4.8% in Paraguay
Argentina: 7.1% (2025) · Paraguay: 4.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Paraguay and Argentina are practically level
Argentina: 0.6% (2025) · Paraguay: 0.9% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Paraguay’s central government collects 11% of GDP in tax, Argentina’s 10%
Argentina: 10.4% (2024) · Paraguay: 11.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Argentina’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Paraguay’s
Argentina: 46% (2025) · Paraguay: 35% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Argentina spends 2.8 times as much on health per person as Paraguay
Argentina: $1,457 (2023) · Paraguay: $527 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Argentina live 3.6 years longer than in Paraguay
Argentina: 77.5 years (2024) · Paraguay: 74 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Paraguay is 81% more likely to die before turning one than in Argentina
Argentina: 8 per 1,000 (2024) · Paraguay: 14.5 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Argentina has 31% more doctors per person than Paraguay
Argentina: 5.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Paraguay: 3.9 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Argentina has 3.2 times as many hospital beds per person as Paraguay
Argentina: 3.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Paraguay: 1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Argentina is 6% higher than in Paraguay
Argentina: 11.2 per 100k (2023) · Paraguay: 10.6 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
38% of adults in Argentina are obese, versus 34% in Paraguay
Argentina: 38.1% (2024) · Paraguay: 34.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Argentina smoke, versus 6.4% in Paraguay
Argentina: 23.5% (2024) · Paraguay: 6.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Argentina rate their lives 0.23 points higher than in Paraguay
Argentina: 6.43 (2025) · Paraguay: 6.20 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Argentina drink 3% more alcohol than in Paraguay
Argentina: 7.1 litres (2023) · Paraguay: 6.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Argentina has 4.3 times as much meat per person as Paraguay
Argentina: 115 kg (2023) · Paraguay: 26.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Argentina has 293 kcal more food per person per day than Paraguay
Argentina: 3,360 kcal (2023) · Paraguay: 3,067 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Paraguay put in 510 more hours a year than in Argentina
Argentina: 1,612 hours (2023) · Paraguay: 2,123 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Argentina went to school 2.3 years longer than in Paraguay
Argentina: 11.2 years (2023) · Paraguay: 8.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Paraguay welcomed 6% more tourists per resident than Argentina (2019)
Argentina: 0.14 (2024) · Paraguay: 0.15 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Argentina has 11 more World Heritage sites than Paraguay (12 against 1)
Argentina: 12 (2026) · Paraguay: 1 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Argentina has won 80 Olympic medals, Paraguay 1
Argentina: 80 (2026 edition) · Paraguay: 1 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
90% of people in Argentina are online, versus 82% in Paraguay
Argentina: 90% (2024) · Paraguay: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Paraguay is 23% faster than in Argentina
Argentina: 192 Mbps (2026) · Paraguay: 236 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Paraguay have electricity, versus 98% in Argentina
Argentina: 98.4% (2024) · Paraguay: 99.8% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Argentina live in cities, versus 70% in Paraguay
Argentina: 92% (2025) · Paraguay: 70% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Argentina has 140 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Paraguay 127
Argentina: 140 (2024) · Paraguay: 127 (2023)
How much railway is there?
Argentina’s railway network is 596 times as long as Paraguay’s
Argentina: 17,866 km (2019) · Paraguay: 30 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Argentina fly 7.9 times as many passengers per resident as those from Paraguay
Argentina: 0.46 (2023) · Paraguay: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 37% of Paraguay, but only 17% of Argentina
Argentina: 17.1% (2024) · Paraguay: 36.5% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Argentina emits 3.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Paraguay
Argentina: 3.7 t (2024) · Paraguay: 1.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
100% of Paraguay’s electricity is renewable, versus 35% in Argentina
Argentina: 34.6% (2025) · Paraguay: 100% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Paraguay carries 47% more fine dust than in Argentina
Argentina: 14.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Paraguay: 21.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 51% more likely to be murdered in Paraguay than in Argentina
Argentina: 4.5 per 100k (2023) · Paraguay: 6.8 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Paraguay are 2.2 times as deadly as in Argentina
Argentina: 16.3 per 100k (2023) · Paraguay: 36.5 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Paraguay is on average 9.3 °C warmer than Argentina
Argentina: 15.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Paraguay: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Paraguay gets 75% more rain than Argentina
Argentina: 670 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Paraguay: 1,173 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Argentina bigger than Paraguay?
Argentina is larger. Paraguay fits inside Argentina 6.8 times.
Which has more people, Argentina or Paraguay?
Argentina has 6.5 times as many people as Paraguay (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Argentina or Paraguay?
People in Argentina live 3.6 years longer than in Paraguay. Life expectancy at birth is 77.5 years in Argentina and 74.0 in Paraguay.
Are people taller in Argentina or Paraguay?
Men in Argentina are 0.9 cm taller than in Paraguay (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).