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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Argentina is 29% bigger than Saudi Arabia.

Argentina: 2,780,400 km² (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 2,149,690 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Argentina’s coastline is 89% longer than Saudi Arabia’s.

Argentina: 4,989 km (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 2,640 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Argentina’s highest peak towers 3,962 m above Saudi Arabia’s.

Argentina: 6,962 m (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 3,000 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

Argentina has 24% more people than Saudi Arabia.

Argentina: 45.9 million (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 37 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Saudi Arabia is 3% more densely populated than Argentina.

Argentina: 17 per km² (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 17 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Argentina are 4.1 cm taller than in Saudi Arabia.

Argentina: 174.8 cm (2019) · Saudi Arabia: 170.7 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Argentina are 2.4 cm taller than in Saudi Arabia.

Argentina: 161.2 cm (2019) · Saudi Arabia: 158.8 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Argentina is 2.9 years older than in Saudi Arabia.

Argentina: 32.1 years (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 29.2 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Saudi Arabia have 0.8 more children on average than in Argentina.

Argentina: 1.5 children per woman (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 2.31 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

13% of people in Argentina are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in Saudi Arabia.

Argentina: 12.6% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 3.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Argentina has produced 0.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Saudi Arabia none.

Argentina: 0.9 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Argentina has 2 official languages, Saudi Arabia 1.

Argentina: 2 (2026) · Saudi Arabia: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Saudi Arabia’s economy is 87% larger than Argentina’s.

Argentina: $683 billion (2025) · Saudi Arabia: $1.28 trillion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Saudi Arabia produces 2.3 times as much per person as Argentina.

Argentina: Int$32,587 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: Int$73,784 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Argentina: 42.4 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 7.1% in Argentina, versus 3.0% in Saudi Arabia.

Argentina: 7.1% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Saudi Arabia spends 7.3% of its GDP on the military, Argentina 0.6%.

Argentina: 0.6% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 7.3% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Saudi Arabia’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Argentina’s.

Argentina: 46% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 47% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Saudi Arabia spends 25% more on health per person than Argentina.

Argentina: $1,457 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: $1,825 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in Saudi Arabia live 1.4 years longer than in Argentina.

Argentina: 77.5 years (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 79 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Argentina is 70% more likely to die before turning one than in Saudi Arabia.

Argentina: 8 per 1,000 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Argentina has 50% more doctors per person than Saudi Arabia.

Argentina: 5.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 3.4 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

39% of adults in Saudi Arabia are obese, versus 38% in Argentina.

Argentina: 38.1% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 39.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

24% of adults in Argentina smoke, versus 15% in Saudi Arabia.

Argentina: 23.5% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 14.7% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Saudi Arabia rate their lives 0.39 points higher than in Argentina.

Argentina: 6.43 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 6.82 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Argentina: 7.1 litres (2023) · Saudi Arabia: no data

How much meat is on the menu?

Argentina has 2 times as much meat per person as Saudi Arabia.

Argentina: 115 kg (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 58.1 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Saudi Arabia has 299 kcal more food per person per day than Argentina.

Argentina: 3,360 kcal (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 3,660 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Saudi Arabia put in 512 more hours a year than in Argentina.

Argentina: 1,612 hours (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 2,125 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Saudi Arabia went to school 0.42 years longer than in Argentina.

Argentina: 11.2 years (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 11.6 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Saudi Arabia welcomed 5.8 times as many tourists per resident as Argentina (2019).

Argentina: 0.14 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 0.84 (2024)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

100% of people in Saudi Arabia are online, versus 90% in Argentina.

Argentina: 90% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Saudi Arabia have electricity, versus 98% in Argentina.

Argentina: 98.4% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

92% of people in Argentina live in cities, versus 85% in Saudi Arabia.

Argentina: 92% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 85% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Saudi Arabia has 160 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Argentina 140.

Argentina: 140 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 160 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Argentina’s railway network is 6.1 times as long as Saudi Arabia’s.

Argentina: 17,866 km (2019) · Saudi Arabia: 2,939 km (2018)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Saudi Arabia fly 2.8 times as many passengers per resident as those from Argentina.

Argentina: 0.46 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 1.3 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 10% of Argentina, but only 0.5% of Saudi Arabia.

Argentina: 10.3% (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 0.5% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Saudi Arabia emits 5.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Argentina.

Argentina: 3.7 t (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 20.4 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

35% of Argentina’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.2% in Saudi Arabia.

Argentina: 34.6% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 2.2% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Saudi Arabia carries 3.5 times as much fine dust as in Argentina.

Argentina: 14.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 50.4 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

You are 4.8 times as likely to be murdered in Argentina as in Saudi Arabia.

Argentina: 4.5 per 100k (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 0.9 per 100k (2019)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Saudi Arabia are 2.1 times as deadly as in Argentina.

Argentina: 8.8 per 100k (2021) · Saudi Arabia: 18.5 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Saudi Arabia is on average 11.7 °C warmer than Argentina.

Argentina: 15.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Saudi Arabia: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Argentina gets 11 times as much rain as Saudi Arabia.

Argentina: 670 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Saudi Arabia: 61 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?
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Quick answers

Is Argentina bigger than Saudi Arabia?

Argentina is larger. Argentina is 29% bigger than Saudi Arabia.

Which has more people, Argentina or Saudi Arabia?

Argentina has 24% more people than Saudi Arabia (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Argentina or Saudi Arabia?

People in Saudi Arabia live 1.4 years longer than in Argentina. Life expectancy at birth is 77.5 years in Argentina and 79.0 in Saudi Arabia.

Are people taller in Argentina or Saudi Arabia?

Men in Argentina are 4.1 cm taller than in Saudi Arabia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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