Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Portugal fits inside Argentina 30 times.
Argentina: 2,780,400 km² (2023) · Portugal: 92,230 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Argentina’s coastline is 2.8 times as long as Portugal’s.
Argentina: 4,989 km (2026 edition) · Portugal: 1,793 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Argentina’s highest peak towers 4,611 m above Portugal’s.
Argentina: 6,962 m (2026 edition) · Portugal: 2,351 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Argentina has 4.2 times as many people as Portugal.
Argentina: 45.9 million (2025) · Portugal: 10.8 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Portugal is 7 times as densely populated as Argentina.
Argentina: 17 per km² (2025) · Portugal: 118 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Argentina and Portugal are practically level.
Argentina: 174.8 cm (2019) · Portugal: 174.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Portugal and Argentina are practically level.
Argentina: 161.2 cm (2019) · Portugal: 161.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Portugal is 14 years older than in Argentina.
Argentina: 32.1 years (2023) · Portugal: 46.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Argentina have 0.1 more children on average than in Portugal.
Argentina: 1.5 children per woman (2024) · Portugal: 1.41 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
25% of people in Portugal are 65 or older, versus 13% in Argentina.
Argentina: 12.6% (2025) · Portugal: 24.9% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Portugal has produced 1.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Argentina 0.9.
Argentina: 0.9 (2025) · Portugal: 1.9 (2025)
How many official languages?
Argentina has 2 official languages, Portugal 1.
Argentina: 2 (2026) · Portugal: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Argentina’s economy is 2 times the size of Portugal’s.
Argentina: $683 billion (2025) · Portugal: $347 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Portugal produces 63% more per person than Argentina.
Argentina: Int$32,587 (2025) · Portugal: Int$53,146 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Argentina than in Portugal (Gini 8.5 points higher).
Argentina: 42.4 (2024) · Portugal: 33.9 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 7.1% in Argentina, versus 6.2% in Portugal.
Argentina: 7.1% (2025) · Portugal: 6.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Portugal spends 1.5% of its GDP on the military, Argentina 0.6%.
Argentina: 0.6% (2024) · Portugal: 1.5% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Portugal’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Argentina’s.
Argentina: 46% (2025) · Portugal: 60% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Portugal spends 2 times as much on health per person as Argentina.
Argentina: $1,457 (2023) · Portugal: $2,971 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Portugal live 4.8 years longer than in Argentina.
Argentina: 77.5 years (2024) · Portugal: 82.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Argentina is 3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Portugal.
Argentina: 8 per 1,000 (2024) · Portugal: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Portugal has 15% more doctors per person than Argentina.
Argentina: 5.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Portugal: 5.9 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
38% of adults in Argentina are obese, versus 23% in Portugal.
Argentina: 38.1% (2024) · Portugal: 23% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
29% of adults in Portugal smoke, versus 24% in Argentina.
Argentina: 23.5% (2024) · Portugal: 28.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Argentina rate their lives 0.40 points higher than in Portugal.
Argentina: 6.43 (2025) · Portugal: 6.03 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Portugal drink 94% more alcohol than in Argentina.
Argentina: 7.1 litres (2023) · Portugal: 13.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Argentina has 16% more meat per person than Portugal.
Argentina: 115 kg (2023) · Portugal: 99.3 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Portugal has 193 kcal more food per person per day than Argentina.
Argentina: 3,360 kcal (2023) · Portugal: 3,553 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Portugal put in 123 more hours a year than in Argentina.
Argentina: 1,612 hours (2023) · Portugal: 1,735 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Argentina went to school 1.5 years longer than in Portugal.
Argentina: 11.2 years (2023) · Portugal: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Portugal welcomed 19 times as many tourists per resident as Argentina (2019).
Argentina: 0.14 (2024) · Portugal: 2.71 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
90% of people in Argentina are online, versus 88% in Portugal.
Argentina: 90% (2024) · Portugal: 88% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Portugal have electricity, versus 98% in Argentina.
Argentina: 98.4% (2024) · Portugal: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Argentina live in cities, versus 61% in Portugal.
Argentina: 92% (2025) · Portugal: 61% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Argentina has 140 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Portugal 124.
Argentina: 140 (2024) · Portugal: 124 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Argentina’s railway network is 7.1 times as long as Portugal’s.
Argentina: 17,866 km (2019) · Portugal: 2,527 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Portugal fly 3.7 times as many passengers per resident as those from Argentina.
Argentina: 0.46 (2023) · Portugal: 1.69 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 36% of Portugal, but only 10% of Argentina.
Argentina: 10.3% (2023) · Portugal: 36.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Argentina emits 10% more CO₂ than someone in Portugal.
Argentina: 3.7 t (2024) · Portugal: 3.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
81% of Portugal’s electricity is renewable, versus 35% in Argentina.
Argentina: 34.6% (2025) · Portugal: 81% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Argentina carries 38% more fine dust than in Portugal.
Argentina: 14.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Portugal: 10.5 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 6.2 times as likely to be murdered in Argentina as in Portugal.
Argentina: 4.5 per 100k (2023) · Portugal: 0.7 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Argentina are 22% deadlier than in Portugal.
Argentina: 8.8 per 100k (2021) · Portugal: 7.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Portugal is on average 0.7 °C warmer than Argentina.
Argentina: 15.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Portugal: 15.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Portugal gets 16% more rain than Argentina.
Argentina: 670 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Portugal: 777 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Argentina bigger than Portugal?
Argentina is larger. Portugal fits inside Argentina 30 times.
Which has more people, Argentina or Portugal?
Argentina has 4.2 times as many people as Portugal (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Argentina or Portugal?
People in Portugal live 4.8 years longer than in Argentina. Life expectancy at birth is 77.5 years in Argentina and 82.4 in Portugal.
Are people taller in Argentina or Portugal?
Argentina and Portugal are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
