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Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Poland fits inside Argentina 8.9 times

Argentina: 2,780,400 km² (2024) · Poland: 313,940 km² (2024)

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Coastline

How much coast is there?

Argentina’s coastline is 11 times as long as Poland’s

Argentina: 4,989 km (2026 edition) · Poland: 440 km (2026 edition)

Highest point

How high can you climb?

Argentina’s highest peak towers 4,463 m above Poland’s

Argentina: 6,962 m (2026 edition) · Poland: 2,499 m (2026 edition)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 46% of Poland, versus 30% of Argentina

Argentina: 29.5% (2024) · Poland: 46.2% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

How many people live there?

Argentina has 26% more people than Poland

Argentina: 45.9 million (2025) · Poland: 36.4 million (2025)

Population density

How crowded is it?

Poland is 7.1 times as densely populated as Argentina

Argentina: 17 per km² (2025) · Poland: 119 per km² (2025)

Height of men

How tall are the men?

Men in Poland are 5.9 cm taller than in Argentina

Argentina: 174.8 cm (2019) · Poland: 180.7 cm (2019)

Height of women

How tall are the women?

Women in Poland are 4.6 cm taller than in Argentina

Argentina: 161.2 cm (2019) · Poland: 165.8 cm (2019)

Median age

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Poland is 9.2 years older than in Argentina

Argentina: 32.1 years (2023) · Poland: 41.3 years (2023)

Fertility rate

How many children per woman?

Women in Argentina have 0.4 more children on average than in Poland

Argentina: 1.5 children per woman (2024) · Poland: 1.14 children per woman (2024)

Aged 65 and over

How many people are 65 or older?

21% of people in Poland are 65 or older, versus 13% in Argentina

Argentina: 12.6% (2025) · Poland: 20.8% (2025)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

How many refugees does it host?

Poland hosts 252 times as many refugees per resident as Argentina

Argentina: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Poland: 27.2 per 1,000 (2025)

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Poland has produced 7.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Argentina 0.9

Argentina: 0.9 (2026) · Poland: 7.7 (2026)

Official languages

How many official languages?

Argentina has 2 official languages, Poland 1

Argentina: 2 (2026) · Poland: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

Economy size (GDP)

How big is the economy?

Poland’s economy is 52% larger than Argentina’s

Argentina: $683 billion (2025) · Poland: $1.04 trillion (2025)

GDP per person (PPP)

How much is produced per person?

Poland produces 67% more per person than Argentina

Argentina: Int$32,587 (2025) · Poland: Int$54,262 (2025)

Income inequality (Gini)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Argentina than in Poland (Gini 13.9 points higher)

Argentina: 42.4 (2024) · Poland: 28.5 (2023)

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

How many live on less than $3 a day?

1.0% of people in Argentina live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.2% in Poland

Argentina: 1% (2024) · Poland: 0.2% (2023)

Unemployment

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 7.1% in Argentina, versus 3.0% in Poland

Argentina: 7.1% (2025) · Poland: 3% (2025)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

Poland spends 4.5% of its GDP on the military, Argentina 0.6%

Argentina: 0.6% (2025) · Poland: 4.5% (2025)

Tax revenue (central government)

How much does the central government collect in tax?

Poland’s central government collects 17% of GDP in tax, Argentina’s 10%

Argentina: 10.4% (2024) · Poland: 17.4% (2024)

Price level (US = 100)

How expensive is it?

Poland’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Argentina’s

Argentina: 46% (2025) · Poland: 52% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

Health spending per person

How much is spent on health?

Poland spends 38% more on health per person than Argentina

Argentina: $1,457 (2023) · Poland: $2,014 (2024)

Life expectancy

How long do people live?

People in Poland live 0.87 years longer than in Argentina

Argentina: 77.5 years (2024) · Poland: 78.4 years (2024)

Infant mortality

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Argentina is 2.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Poland

Argentina: 8 per 1,000 (2024) · Poland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2024)

Doctors

How many doctors are there?

Argentina has 27% more doctors per person than Poland

Argentina: 5.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Poland: 4 per 1,000 (2023)

Hospital beds

How many hospital beds are there?

Poland has 80% more hospital beds per person than Argentina

Argentina: 3.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Poland: 6 per 1,000 (2022)

Suicide rate

How common is suicide?

The suicide rate in Poland is 20% higher than in Argentina

Argentina: 11.2 per 100k (2023) · Poland: 13.4 per 100k (2023)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

38% of adults in Argentina are obese, versus 26% in Poland

Argentina: 38.1% (2024) · Poland: 25.9% (2024)

Smoking

How many adults smoke?

24% of adults in Argentina smoke, versus 22% in Poland

Argentina: 23.5% (2024) · Poland: 21.7% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

Life satisfaction

How do people rate their lives?

People in Poland rate their lives 0.34 points higher than in Argentina

Argentina: 6.43 (2025) · Poland: 6.77 (2025)

Alcohol consumption

How much do people drink?

Adults in Poland drink 62% more alcohol than in Argentina

Argentina: 7.1 litres (2023) · Poland: 11.5 litres (2023)

Meat supply

How much meat is on the menu?

Argentina has 38% more meat per person than Poland

Argentina: 115 kg (2023) · Poland: 83.3 kg (2023)

Daily calories

How much food is there per day?

Poland has 370 kcal more food per person per day than Argentina

Argentina: 3,360 kcal (2023) · Poland: 3,730 kcal (2023)

Working hours

How long do people work?

Workers in Poland put in 195 more hours a year than in Argentina

Argentina: 1,612 hours (2023) · Poland: 1,807 hours (2023)

Years of schooling

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Poland went to school 2 years longer than in Argentina

Argentina: 11.2 years (2023) · Poland: 13.2 years (2023)

Tourists per resident

How many tourists visit?

Poland welcomed 3.7 times as many tourists per resident as Argentina (2019)

Argentina: 0.14 (2024) · Poland: 0.54 (2024)

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Poland has 6 more World Heritage sites than Argentina (18 against 12)

Argentina: 12 (2026) · Poland: 18 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

How many Olympic medals has it won?

Poland has won 335 Olympic medals, Argentina 80

Argentina: 80 (2026 edition) · Poland: 335 (2026 edition)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

Internet users

How many people are online?

90% of people in Argentina are online, versus 89% in Poland

Argentina: 90% (2024) · Poland: 89% (2024)

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Home internet in Poland is 50% faster than in Argentina

Argentina: 192 Mbps (2026) · Poland: 288 Mbps (2026)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Poland have electricity, versus 98% in Argentina

Argentina: 98.4% (2024) · Poland: 100% (2024)

Urban population

How many live in cities?

92% of people in Argentina live in cities, versus 60% in Poland

Argentina: 92% (2025) · Poland: 60% (2025)

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Argentina has 140 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Poland 138

Argentina: 140 (2024) · Poland: 138 (2024)

Railway network

How much railway is there?

Poland’s railway network is 4% longer than Argentina’s

Argentina: 17,866 km (2019) · Poland: 18,620 km (2021)

Air passengers per resident

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Argentina fly 91% more passengers per resident than those from Poland

Argentina: 0.46 (2023) · Poland: 0.24 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

Forest cover

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 31% of Poland, but only 17% of Argentina

Argentina: 17.1% (2024) · Poland: 31% (2024)

CO₂ per person

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Poland emits 89% more CO₂ than someone in Argentina

Argentina: 3.7 t (2024) · Poland: 7.1 t (2024)

Renewable electricity

How green is the power grid?

35% of Argentina’s electricity is renewable, versus 32% in Poland

Argentina: 34.6% (2025) · Poland: 31.5% (2025)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

How clean is the air?

The air in Poland carries 8% more fine dust than in Argentina

Argentina: 14.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Poland: 15.6 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

Homicide rate

How common is murder?

You are 5.6 times as likely to be murdered in Argentina as in Poland

Argentina: 4.5 per 100k (2023) · Poland: 0.8 per 100k (2023)

Road deaths

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Argentina are 42% deadlier than in Poland

Argentina: 16.3 per 100k (2023) · Poland: 11.5 per 100k (2023)

Climate

What the year feels like

Average temperature

How warm is it?

Argentina is on average 5.4 °C warmer than Poland

Argentina: 15.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Poland: 9.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

Rainfall

How much rain falls?

Poland gets 14% more rain than Argentina

Argentina: 670 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Poland: 763 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?

Between them

People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other

Who has moved between them?
Can they visit without a visa?
What do they sell each other?
Have they met on the pitch?
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Quick answers

Is Argentina bigger than Poland?

Argentina is larger. Poland fits inside Argentina 8.9 times.

Which has more people, Argentina or Poland?

Argentina has 26% more people than Poland (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Argentina or Poland?

People in Poland live 0.87 years longer than in Argentina. Life expectancy at birth is 77.5 years in Argentina and 78.4 in Poland.

Are people taller in Argentina or Poland?

Men in Poland are 5.9 cm taller than in Argentina (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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