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 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 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 Nobel laureates were born there?

Argentina has produced 0.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Paraguay 0.0.

Argentina: 0.9 (2025) · Paraguay: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Argentina and Paraguay are practically level.

Argentina: 2 (2026) · Paraguay: 2 (2026)

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 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% (2024) · Paraguay: 0.9% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Argentina’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Paraguay’s.

Argentina: 46% (2025) · Paraguay: 35% (2025)

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 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 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)

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 people are online?

90% of people in Argentina are online, versus 82% in Paraguay.

Argentina: 90% (2024) · Paraguay: 82% (2024)

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)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 39% of Paraguay, but only 10% of Argentina.

Argentina: 10.3% (2023) · Paraguay: 38.5% (2023)

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)

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 2.4 times as deadly as in Argentina.

Argentina: 8.8 per 100k (2021) · Paraguay: 21 per 100k (2021)

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)