Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Switzerland fits inside Argentina 67 times
Argentina: 2,780,400 km² (2024) · Switzerland: 41,291 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Argentina: 4,989 km (2026 edition) · Switzerland: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Argentina’s highest peak towers 2,328 m above Switzerland’s
Argentina: 6,962 m (2026 edition) · Switzerland: 4,634 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 38% of Switzerland, versus 30% of Argentina
Argentina: 29.5% (2024) · Switzerland: 37.7% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Argentina has 5 times as many people as Switzerland
Argentina: 45.9 million (2025) · Switzerland: 9.09 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Switzerland is 14 times as densely populated as Argentina
Argentina: 17 per km² (2025) · Switzerland: 230 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Switzerland are 4.0 cm taller than in Argentina
Argentina: 174.8 cm (2019) · Switzerland: 178.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Switzerland are 3.1 cm taller than in Argentina
Argentina: 161.2 cm (2019) · Switzerland: 164.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Switzerland is 10 years older than in Argentina
Argentina: 32.1 years (2023) · Switzerland: 42.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Argentina have 0.2 more children on average than in Switzerland
Argentina: 1.5 children per woman (2024) · Switzerland: 1.29 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in Switzerland are 65 or older, versus 13% in Argentina
Argentina: 12.6% (2025) · Switzerland: 20.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Switzerland hosts 213 times as many refugees per resident as Argentina
Argentina: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Switzerland: 22.9 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Switzerland has produced 20.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Argentina 0.9
Argentina: 0.9 (2026) · Switzerland: 20.9 (2026)
How many official languages?
Switzerland has 4 official languages, Argentina 2
Argentina: 2 (2026) · Switzerland: 4 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Switzerland’s economy is 53% larger than Argentina’s
Argentina: $683 billion (2025) · Switzerland: $1.04 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Switzerland produces 3.1 times as much per person as Argentina
Argentina: Int$32,587 (2025) · Switzerland: Int$102,513 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Argentina than in Switzerland (Gini 8.9 points higher)
Argentina: 42.4 (2024) · Switzerland: 33.5 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
1.0% of people in Argentina live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.1% in Switzerland
Argentina: 1% (2024) · Switzerland: 0.1% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 7.1% in Argentina, versus 4.9% in Switzerland
Argentina: 7.1% (2025) · Switzerland: 4.9% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Switzerland and Argentina are practically level
Argentina: 0.6% (2025) · Switzerland: 0.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Argentina’s central government collects 10% of GDP in tax, Switzerland’s 9.5%
Argentina: 10.4% (2024) · Switzerland: 9.5% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Switzerland’s price level (US = 100) is 2.4× Argentina’s
Argentina: 46% (2025) · Switzerland: 112% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Switzerland spends 8.1 times as much on health per person as Argentina
Argentina: $1,457 (2023) · Switzerland: $11,784 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Switzerland live 6.9 years longer than in Argentina
Argentina: 77.5 years (2024) · Switzerland: 84.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Argentina is 2.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Switzerland
Argentina: 8 per 1,000 (2024) · Switzerland: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Argentina has 14% more doctors per person than Switzerland
Argentina: 5.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Switzerland: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Switzerland has 30% more hospital beds per person than Argentina
Argentina: 3.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Switzerland: 4.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Switzerland is 4% higher than in Argentina
Argentina: 11.2 per 100k (2023) · Switzerland: 11.6 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
38% of adults in Argentina are obese, versus 13% in Switzerland
Argentina: 38.1% (2024) · Switzerland: 12.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Argentina and Switzerland are practically level
Argentina: 23.5% (2024) · Switzerland: 23.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Switzerland rate their lives 0.59 points higher than in Argentina
Argentina: 6.43 (2025) · Switzerland: 7.02 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Switzerland drink 23% more alcohol than in Argentina
Argentina: 7.1 litres (2023) · Switzerland: 8.8 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Argentina has 80% more meat per person than Switzerland
Argentina: 115 kg (2023) · Switzerland: 64 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Switzerland has 42 kcal more food per person per day than Argentina
Argentina: 3,360 kcal (2023) · Switzerland: 3,402 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Argentina put in 83 more hours a year than in Switzerland
Argentina: 1,612 hours (2023) · Switzerland: 1,529 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Switzerland went to school 2.8 years longer than in Argentina
Argentina: 11.2 years (2023) · Switzerland: 13.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Switzerland welcomed 7.2 times as many tourists per resident as Argentina (2019)
Argentina: 0.14 (2024) · Switzerland: 1.04 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Switzerland has 1 more World Heritage site than Argentina (13 against 12)
Argentina: 12 (2026) · Switzerland: 13 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Switzerland has won 403 Olympic medals, Argentina 80
Argentina: 80 (2026 edition) · Switzerland: 403 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
97% of people in Switzerland are online, versus 90% in Argentina
Argentina: 90% (2024) · Switzerland: 97% (2025)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Switzerland is 2.1 times as fast as in Argentina
Argentina: 192 Mbps (2026) · Switzerland: 399 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Switzerland have electricity, versus 98% in Argentina
Argentina: 98.4% (2024) · Switzerland: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Argentina live in cities, versus 86% in Switzerland
Argentina: 92% (2025) · Switzerland: 86% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Argentina has 140 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Switzerland 129
Argentina: 140 (2024) · Switzerland: 129 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Argentina’s railway network is 4.3 times as long as Switzerland’s
Argentina: 17,866 km (2019) · Switzerland: 4,122 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Switzerland fly 6.6 times as many passengers per resident as those from Argentina
Argentina: 0.46 (2023) · Switzerland: 3.05 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 32% of Switzerland, but only 17% of Argentina
Argentina: 17.1% (2024) · Switzerland: 32% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Argentina emits 4% more CO₂ than someone in Switzerland
Argentina: 3.7 t (2024) · Switzerland: 3.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
68% of Switzerland’s electricity is renewable, versus 35% in Argentina
Argentina: 34.6% (2025) · Switzerland: 67.8% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Argentina carries 61% more fine dust than in Switzerland
Argentina: 14.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Switzerland: 9 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 7.5 times as likely to be murdered in Argentina as in Switzerland
Argentina: 4.5 per 100k (2023) · Switzerland: 0.6 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Argentina are 4.2 times as deadly as in Switzerland
Argentina: 16.3 per 100k (2023) · Switzerland: 3.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Argentina is on average 8.6 °C warmer than Switzerland
Argentina: 15.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Switzerland: 6.5°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Switzerland gets 2.4 times as much rain as Argentina
Argentina: 670 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Switzerland: 1,616 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Argentina bigger than Switzerland?
Argentina is larger. Switzerland fits inside Argentina 67 times.
Which has more people, Argentina or Switzerland?
Argentina has 5 times as many people as Switzerland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Argentina or Switzerland?
People in Switzerland live 6.9 years longer than in Argentina. Life expectancy at birth is 77.5 years in Argentina and 84.4 in Switzerland.
Are people taller in Argentina or Switzerland?
Men in Switzerland are 4.0 cm taller than in Argentina (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
