Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Spain fits inside Argentina 5.5 times.
Argentina: 2,780,400 km² (2023) · Spain: 505,976 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Argentina and Spain are nearly identical here.
Argentina: 4,989 km (2026 edition) · Spain: 4,964 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Argentina’s highest peak towers 3,244 m above Spain’s.
Argentina: 6,962 m (2026 edition) · Spain: 3,718 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Spain has 8% more people than Argentina.
Argentina: 45.9 million (2025) · Spain: 49.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Spain is 5.9 times as densely populated as Argentina.
Argentina: 17 per km² (2025) · Spain: 99 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Spain are 1.4 cm taller than in Argentina.
Argentina: 174.8 cm (2019) · Spain: 176.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Spain and Argentina are practically level.
Argentina: 161.2 cm (2019) · Spain: 162 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Spain is 13 years older than in Argentina.
Argentina: 32.1 years (2023) · Spain: 44.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Argentina have 0.4 more children on average than in Spain.
Argentina: 1.5 children per woman (2024) · Spain: 1.1 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
22% of people in Spain are 65 or older, versus 13% in Argentina.
Argentina: 12.6% (2025) · Spain: 21.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Spain has produced 1.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Argentina 0.9.
Argentina: 0.9 (2025) · Spain: 1.4 (2025)
How many official languages?
Argentina has 2 official languages, Spain 1.
Argentina: 2 (2026) · Spain: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Spain’s economy is 2.8 times the size of Argentina’s.
Argentina: $683 billion (2025) · Spain: $1.91 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Spain produces 84% more per person than Argentina.
Argentina: Int$32,587 (2025) · Spain: Int$59,868 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Argentina than in Spain (Gini 9 points higher).
Argentina: 42.4 (2024) · Spain: 33.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 10% in Spain, versus 7.1% in Argentina.
Argentina: 7.1% (2025) · Spain: 10.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Spain spends 1.4% of its GDP on the military, Argentina 0.6%.
Argentina: 0.6% (2024) · Spain: 1.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Spain’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Argentina’s.
Argentina: 46% (2025) · Spain: 65% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Spain spends 2.1 times as much on health per person as Argentina.
Argentina: $1,457 (2023) · Spain: $3,107 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Spain live 6.3 years longer than in Argentina.
Argentina: 77.5 years (2024) · Spain: 83.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Argentina is 3.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Spain.
Argentina: 8 per 1,000 (2024) · Spain: 2.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Argentina has 19% more doctors per person than Spain.
Argentina: 5.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Spain: 4.3 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
38% of adults in Argentina are obese, versus 19% in Spain.
Argentina: 38.1% (2024) · Spain: 18.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
28% of adults in Spain smoke, versus 24% in Argentina.
Argentina: 23.5% (2024) · Spain: 27.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Spain rate their lives 0.11 points higher than in Argentina.
Argentina: 6.43 (2025) · Spain: 6.54 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Spain drink 70% more alcohol than in Argentina.
Argentina: 7.1 litres (2023) · Spain: 12.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Argentina has 14% more meat per person than Spain.
Argentina: 115 kg (2023) · Spain: 100.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Spain and Argentina are practically level.
Argentina: 3,360 kcal (2023) · Spain: 3,377 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Spain put in 26 more hours a year than in Argentina.
Argentina: 1,612 hours (2023) · Spain: 1,638 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Argentina went to school 0.43 years longer than in Spain.
Argentina: 11.2 years (2023) · Spain: 10.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Spain welcomed 13 times as many tourists per resident as Argentina (2019).
Argentina: 0.14 (2024) · Spain: 1.92 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Spain are online, versus 90% in Argentina.
Argentina: 90% (2024) · Spain: 96% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Spain have electricity, versus 98% in Argentina.
Argentina: 98.4% (2024) · Spain: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Argentina live in cities, versus 81% in Spain.
Argentina: 92% (2025) · Spain: 81% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Argentina has 140 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Spain 130.
Argentina: 140 (2024) · Spain: 130 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Argentina’s railway network is 12% longer than Spain’s.
Argentina: 17,866 km (2019) · Spain: 15,963 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Spain fly 4.2 times as many passengers per resident as those from Argentina.
Argentina: 0.46 (2023) · Spain: 1.91 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 37% of Spain, but only 10% of Argentina.
Argentina: 10.3% (2023) · Spain: 37.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Spain emits 23% more CO₂ than someone in Argentina.
Argentina: 3.7 t (2024) · Spain: 4.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
56% of Spain’s electricity is renewable, versus 35% in Argentina.
Argentina: 34.6% (2025) · Spain: 55.9% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Argentina carries 45% more fine dust than in Spain.
Argentina: 14.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Spain: 10 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 6.5 times as likely to be murdered in Argentina as in Spain.
Argentina: 4.5 per 100k (2023) · Spain: 0.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Argentina are 2.5 times as deadly as in Spain.
Argentina: 8.8 per 100k (2021) · Spain: 3.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Argentina is on average 0.3 °C warmer than Spain.
Argentina: 15.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Spain: 14.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Argentina and Spain are nearly identical here.
Argentina: 670 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Spain: 665 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Argentina bigger than Spain?
Argentina is larger. Spain fits inside Argentina 5.5 times.
Which has more people, Argentina or Spain?
Spain has 8% more people than Argentina (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Argentina or Spain?
People in Spain live 6.3 years longer than in Argentina. Life expectancy at birth is 77.5 years in Argentina and 83.9 in Spain.
Are people taller in Argentina or Spain?
Men in Spain are 1.4 cm taller than in Argentina (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
