How much coast is there?

Argentina’s coastline is 7.6 times as long as Uruguay’s.

Argentina: 4,989 km (2026 edition) · Uruguay: 660 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Argentina’s highest peak towers 6,448 m above Uruguay’s.

Argentina: 6,962 m (2026 edition) · Uruguay: 514 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Argentina has 14 times as many people as Uruguay.

Argentina: 45.9 million (2025) · Uruguay: 3.38 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Uruguay is 15% more densely populated than Argentina.

Argentina: 17 per km² (2025) · Uruguay: 19 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Uruguay is 3.7 years older than in Argentina.

Argentina: 32.1 years (2023) · Uruguay: 35.8 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Argentina have 0.1 more children on average than in Uruguay.

Argentina: 1.5 children per woman (2024) · Uruguay: 1.4 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

16% of people in Uruguay are 65 or older, versus 13% in Argentina.

Argentina: 12.6% (2025) · Uruguay: 16.3% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Argentina has produced 0.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uruguay 0.0.

Argentina: 0.9 (2025) · Uruguay: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Argentina has 2 official languages, Uruguay 1.

Argentina: 2 (2026) · Uruguay: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Argentina’s economy is 8 times the size of Uruguay’s.

Argentina: $683 billion (2025) · Uruguay: $85.3 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Uruguay produces 18% more per person than Argentina.

Argentina: Int$32,587 (2025) · Uruguay: Int$38,315 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Argentina than in Uruguay (Gini 2.4 points higher).

Argentina: 42.4 (2024) · Uruguay: 40 (2024)

How many people are looking for work?

Uruguay and Argentina are practically level.

Argentina: 7.1% (2025) · Uruguay: 7.5% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Uruguay spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Argentina 0.6%.

Argentina: 0.6% (2024) · Uruguay: 2.3% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Uruguay’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Argentina’s.

Argentina: 46% (2025) · Uruguay: 66% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Uruguay spends 42% more on health per person than Argentina.

Argentina: $1,457 (2023) · Uruguay: $2,076 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Argentina is 29% more likely to die before turning one than in Uruguay.

Argentina: 8 per 1,000 (2024) · Uruguay: 6.2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Argentina has 9% more doctors per person than Uruguay.

Argentina: 5.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Uruguay: 4.7 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

38% of adults in Argentina are obese, versus 36% in Uruguay.

Argentina: 38.1% (2024) · Uruguay: 36.3% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

24% of adults in Argentina smoke, versus 19% in Uruguay.

Argentina: 23.5% (2024) · Uruguay: 19.3% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Uruguay rate their lives 0.21 points higher than in Argentina.

Argentina: 6.43 (2025) · Uruguay: 6.64 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Argentina drink 21% more alcohol than in Uruguay.

Argentina: 7.1 litres (2023) · Uruguay: 5.8 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Argentina has 66% more meat per person than Uruguay.

Argentina: 115 kg (2023) · Uruguay: 69.3 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Argentina has 38 kcal more food per person per day than Uruguay.

Argentina: 3,360 kcal (2023) · Uruguay: 3,323 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Argentina put in 131 more hours a year than in Uruguay.

Argentina: 1,612 hours (2023) · Uruguay: 1,481 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Argentina went to school 0.64 years longer than in Uruguay.

Argentina: 11.2 years (2023) · Uruguay: 10.5 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Uruguay welcomed 6.2 times as many tourists per resident as Argentina (2019).

Argentina: 0.14 (2024) · Uruguay: 0.9 (2019)

How many people are online?

92% of people in Uruguay are online, versus 90% in Argentina.

Argentina: 90% (2024) · Uruguay: 92% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

Argentina: 98.4% (2024) · Uruguay: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

96% of people in Uruguay live in cities, versus 92% in Argentina.

Argentina: 92% (2025) · Uruguay: 96% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Uruguay has 146 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Argentina 140.

Argentina: 140 (2024) · Uruguay: 146 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Argentina’s railway network is 12 times as long as Uruguay’s.

Argentina: 17,866 km (2019) · Uruguay: 1,498 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Argentina: 0.46 (2023) · Uruguay: no data

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 12% of Uruguay, but only 10% of Argentina.

Argentina: 10.3% (2023) · Uruguay: 12% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Argentina emits 59% more CO₂ than someone in Uruguay.

Argentina: 3.7 t (2024) · Uruguay: 2.4 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

98% of Uruguay’s electricity is renewable, versus 35% in Argentina.

Argentina: 34.6% (2025) · Uruguay: 97.8% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Argentina carries 22% more fine dust than in Uruguay.

Argentina: 14.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Uruguay: 11.9 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 2.5 times as likely to be murdered in Uruguay as in Argentina.

Argentina: 4.5 per 100k (2023) · Uruguay: 11.2 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Uruguay are 48% deadlier than in Argentina.

Argentina: 8.8 per 100k (2021) · Uruguay: 13 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Uruguay is on average 2.6 °C warmer than Argentina.

Argentina: 15.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uruguay: 17.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Uruguay gets 78% more rain than Argentina.

Argentina: 670 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uruguay: 1,196 mm (2016–2025 avg)