Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Sweden fits inside Argentina 5.3 times.
Argentina: 2,780,400 km² (2023) · Sweden: 528,660 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Argentina’s coastline is 55% longer than Sweden’s.
Argentina: 4,989 km (2026 edition) · Sweden: 3,218 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Argentina’s highest peak towers 4,862 m above Sweden’s.
Argentina: 6,962 m (2026 edition) · Sweden: 2,100 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Argentina has 4.3 times as many people as Sweden.
Argentina: 45.9 million (2025) · Sweden: 10.6 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Sweden is 55% more densely populated than Argentina.
Argentina: 17 per km² (2025) · Sweden: 26 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Sweden are 5.7 cm taller than in Argentina.
Argentina: 174.8 cm (2019) · Sweden: 180.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Sweden are 5.4 cm taller than in Argentina.
Argentina: 161.2 cm (2019) · Sweden: 166.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Sweden is 7.8 years older than in Argentina.
Argentina: 32.1 years (2023) · Sweden: 39.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Argentina have 0.1 more children on average than in Sweden.
Argentina: 1.5 children per woman (2024) · Sweden: 1.43 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Sweden are 65 or older, versus 13% in Argentina.
Argentina: 12.6% (2025) · Sweden: 20.9% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Sweden has produced 28.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Argentina 0.9.
Argentina: 0.9 (2025) · Sweden: 28.3 (2025)
How many official languages?
Argentina has 2 official languages, Sweden 1.
Argentina: 2 (2026) · Sweden: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Argentina’s economy is 2% larger than Sweden’s.
Argentina: $683 billion (2025) · Sweden: $669 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Sweden produces 2.2 times as much per person as Argentina.
Argentina: Int$32,587 (2025) · Sweden: Int$72,529 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Argentina than in Sweden (Gini 13.1 points higher).
Argentina: 42.4 (2024) · Sweden: 29.3 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.7% in Sweden, versus 7.1% in Argentina.
Argentina: 7.1% (2025) · Sweden: 8.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Sweden spends 2.0% of its GDP on the military, Argentina 0.6%.
Argentina: 0.6% (2024) · Sweden: 2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Sweden’s price level (US = 100) is 1.9× Argentina’s.
Argentina: 46% (2025) · Sweden: 87% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Sweden spends 4.5 times as much on health per person as Argentina.
Argentina: $1,457 (2023) · Sweden: $6,485 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Sweden live 6.5 years longer than in Argentina.
Argentina: 77.5 years (2024) · Sweden: 84.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Argentina is 4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Sweden.
Argentina: 8 per 1,000 (2024) · Sweden: 2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Argentina has 16% more doctors per person than Sweden.
Argentina: 5.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Sweden: 4.4 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
38% of adults in Argentina are obese, versus 19% in Sweden.
Argentina: 38.1% (2024) · Sweden: 18.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Argentina smoke, versus 20% in Sweden.
Argentina: 23.5% (2024) · Sweden: 20.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Sweden rate their lives 0.83 points higher than in Argentina.
Argentina: 6.43 (2025) · Sweden: 7.26 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Sweden drink 22% more alcohol than in Argentina.
Argentina: 7.1 litres (2023) · Sweden: 8.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Argentina has 68% more meat per person than Sweden.
Argentina: 115 kg (2023) · Sweden: 68.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Sweden and Argentina are practically level.
Argentina: 3,360 kcal (2023) · Sweden: 3,367 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Argentina put in 181 more hours a year than in Sweden.
Argentina: 1,612 hours (2023) · Sweden: 1,432 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Sweden went to school 1.6 years longer than in Argentina.
Argentina: 11.2 years (2023) · Sweden: 12.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Sweden welcomed 4.4 times as many tourists per resident as Argentina (2019).
Argentina: 0.14 (2024) · Sweden: 0.63 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Sweden are online, versus 90% in Argentina.
Argentina: 90% (2024) · Sweden: 96% (2025)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Sweden have electricity, versus 98% in Argentina.
Argentina: 98.4% (2024) · Sweden: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Argentina live in cities, versus 89% in Sweden.
Argentina: 92% (2025) · Sweden: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Sweden and Argentina are practically level.
Argentina: 140 (2024) · Sweden: 141 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Argentina’s railway network is 84% longer than Sweden’s.
Argentina: 17,866 km (2019) · Sweden: 9,714 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Sweden fly 4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Argentina.
Argentina: 0.46 (2023) · Sweden: 1.85 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 69% of Sweden, but only 10% of Argentina.
Argentina: 10.3% (2023) · Sweden: 68.7% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Argentina emits 4% more CO₂ than someone in Sweden.
Argentina: 3.7 t (2024) · Sweden: 3.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
71% of Sweden’s electricity is renewable, versus 35% in Argentina.
Argentina: 34.6% (2025) · Sweden: 71.2% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Argentina carries 2.5 times as much fine dust as in Sweden.
Argentina: 14.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Sweden: 5.7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.9 times as likely to be murdered in Argentina as in Sweden.
Argentina: 4.5 per 100k (2023) · Sweden: 1.1 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Argentina are 4.2 times as deadly as in Sweden.
Argentina: 8.8 per 100k (2021) · Sweden: 2.1 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Argentina is on average 10.8 °C warmer than Sweden.
Argentina: 15.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sweden: 4.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Sweden gets 20% more rain than Argentina.
Argentina: 670 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sweden: 801 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Argentina bigger than Sweden?
Argentina is larger. Sweden fits inside Argentina 5.3 times.
Which has more people, Argentina or Sweden?
Argentina has 4.3 times as many people as Sweden (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Argentina or Sweden?
People in Sweden live 6.5 years longer than in Argentina. Life expectancy at birth is 77.5 years in Argentina and 84.1 in Sweden.
Are people taller in Argentina or Sweden?
Men in Sweden are 5.7 cm taller than in Argentina (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
