Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Sri Lanka fits inside Argentina 42 times.
Argentina: 2,780,400 km² (2023) · Sri Lanka: 65,610 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Argentina’s coastline is 3.7 times as long as Sri Lanka’s.
Argentina: 4,989 km (2026 edition) · Sri Lanka: 1,340 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Argentina’s highest peak towers 4,438 m above Sri Lanka’s.
Argentina: 6,962 m (2026 edition) · Sri Lanka: 2,524 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Argentina has 2.1 times as many people as Sri Lanka.
Argentina: 45.9 million (2025) · Sri Lanka: 21.8 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Sri Lanka is 21 times as densely populated as Argentina.
Argentina: 17 per km² (2025) · Sri Lanka: 352 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Argentina are 6.7 cm taller than in Sri Lanka.
Argentina: 174.8 cm (2019) · Sri Lanka: 168.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Argentina are 5.3 cm taller than in Sri Lanka.
Argentina: 161.2 cm (2019) · Sri Lanka: 155.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Sri Lanka is 0.69 years older than in Argentina.
Argentina: 32.1 years (2023) · Sri Lanka: 32.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Sri Lanka have 0.4 more children on average than in Argentina.
Argentina: 1.5 children per woman (2024) · Sri Lanka: 1.95 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
Argentina and Sri Lanka are practically level.
Argentina: 12.6% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 12.5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Argentina has produced 0.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sri Lanka none.
Argentina: 0.9 (2025) · Sri Lanka: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Argentina and Sri Lanka are practically level.
Argentina: 2 (2026) · Sri Lanka: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Argentina’s economy is 6.3 times the size of Sri Lanka’s.
Argentina: $683 billion (2025) · Sri Lanka: $109 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Argentina produces 91% more per person than Sri Lanka.
Argentina: Int$32,587 (2025) · Sri Lanka: Int$17,065 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Argentina than in Sri Lanka (Gini 4.7 points higher).
Argentina: 42.4 (2024) · Sri Lanka: 37.7 (2019)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 7.1% in Argentina, versus 4.0% in Sri Lanka.
Argentina: 7.1% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Sri Lanka spends 1.4% of its GDP on the military, Argentina 0.6%.
Argentina: 0.6% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 1.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Argentina’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Sri Lanka’s.
Argentina: 46% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Argentina spends 11 times as much on health per person as Sri Lanka.
Argentina: $1,457 (2023) · Sri Lanka: $134 (2023)
How long do people live?
Sri Lanka and Argentina are practically level.
Argentina: 77.5 years (2024) · Sri Lanka: 77.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Argentina is 54% more likely to die before turning one than in Sri Lanka.
Argentina: 8 per 1,000 (2024) · Sri Lanka: 5.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Argentina has 4.5 times as many doctors per person as Sri Lanka.
Argentina: 5.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Sri Lanka: 1.1 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
38% of adults in Argentina are obese, versus 11% in Sri Lanka.
Argentina: 38.1% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 11.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Argentina smoke, versus 21% in Sri Lanka.
Argentina: 23.5% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 20.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Argentina rate their lives 2.42 points higher than in Sri Lanka.
Argentina: 6.43 (2025) · Sri Lanka: 4.01 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Argentina drink 2.8 times as much alcohol as in Sri Lanka.
Argentina: 7.1 litres (2023) · Sri Lanka: 2.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Argentina has 9.9 times as much meat per person as Sri Lanka.
Argentina: 115 kg (2023) · Sri Lanka: 11.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Argentina has 685 kcal more food per person per day than Sri Lanka.
Argentina: 3,360 kcal (2023) · Sri Lanka: 2,675 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Sri Lanka put in 441 more hours a year than in Argentina.
Argentina: 1,612 hours (2023) · Sri Lanka: 2,053 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Argentina went to school 0.41 years longer than in Sri Lanka.
Argentina: 11.2 years (2023) · Sri Lanka: 10.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Argentina welcomed 4.5 times as many tourists per resident as Sri Lanka (2019).
Argentina: 0.14 (2024) · Sri Lanka: 0.03 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
90% of people in Argentina are online, versus 55% in Sri Lanka.
Argentina: 90% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 55% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Sri Lanka have electricity, versus 98% in Argentina.
Argentina: 98.4% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Argentina live in cities, versus 20% in Sri Lanka.
Argentina: 92% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 20% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Argentina has 140 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Sri Lanka 133.
Argentina: 140 (2024) · Sri Lanka: 133 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Argentina’s railway network is 11 times as long as Sri Lanka’s.
Argentina: 17,866 km (2019) · Sri Lanka: 1,562 km (2019)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Argentina fly 2.6 times as many passengers per resident as those from Sri Lanka.
Argentina: 0.46 (2023) · Sri Lanka: 0.18 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 34% of Sri Lanka, but only 10% of Argentina.
Argentina: 10.3% (2023) · Sri Lanka: 34% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Argentina emits 4.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Sri Lanka.
Argentina: 3.7 t (2024) · Sri Lanka: 0.9 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
62% of Sri Lanka’s electricity is renewable, versus 35% in Argentina.
Argentina: 34.6% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 61.6% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Sri Lanka carries 43% more fine dust than in Argentina.
Argentina: 14.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Sri Lanka: 20.7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 36% more likely to be murdered in Argentina than in Sri Lanka.
Argentina: 4.5 per 100k (2023) · Sri Lanka: 3.3 per 100k (2019)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Sri Lanka are 31% deadlier than in Argentina.
Argentina: 8.8 per 100k (2021) · Sri Lanka: 11.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Sri Lanka is on average 11.7 °C warmer than Argentina.
Argentina: 15.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sri Lanka: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Sri Lanka gets 2.7 times as much rain as Argentina.
Argentina: 670 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sri Lanka: 1,839 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Argentina bigger than Sri Lanka?
Argentina is larger. Sri Lanka fits inside Argentina 42 times.
Which has more people, Argentina or Sri Lanka?
Argentina has 2.1 times as many people as Sri Lanka (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Argentina or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka and Argentina are practically level. Life expectancy at birth is 77.5 years in Argentina and 77.7 in Sri Lanka.
Are people taller in Argentina or Sri Lanka?
Men in Argentina are 6.7 cm taller than in Sri Lanka (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
