World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The median country fits inside Argentina 25 times
Argentina: 2,780,400 km² (2024) · World median: 111,370 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Argentina’s coastline is 11 times as long as the median country’s
Argentina: 4,989 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Argentina’s highest peak towers 4,627 m above the median country’s
Argentina: 6,962 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 38% of the median country, versus 30% of Argentina
Argentina: 29.5% (2024) · World median: 37.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Argentina has 6.2 times as many people as the median country
Argentina: 45.9 million (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The median country is 5.9 times as densely populated as Argentina
Argentina: 17 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Argentina are 1.2 cm taller than in the median country
Argentina: 174.8 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Argentina and the median country are practically level
Argentina: 161.2 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Argentina is 1 year older than in the median country
Argentina: 32.1 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the median country have 0.4 more children on average than in Argentina
Argentina: 1.5 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
13% of people in Argentina are 65 or older, versus 8.6% in the median country
Argentina: 12.6% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
The median country hosts 7.6 times as many refugees per resident as Argentina
Argentina: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · World median: 0.8 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Argentina has produced 0.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the median country none
Argentina: 0.9 (2026) · World median: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Argentina has 2 official languages, the median country 1
Argentina: 2 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Argentina’s economy is 15 times the size of the median country’s
Argentina: $683 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Argentina produces 55% more per person than the median country
Argentina: Int$32,587 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Argentina than in the median country (Gini 8 points higher)
Argentina: 42.4 (2024) · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
1.6% of people in the median country live on less than $3 a day, versus 1.0% in Argentina
Argentina: 1% (2024) · World median: 1.6% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 7.1% in Argentina, versus 5.1% in the median country
Argentina: 7.1% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The median country spends 1.8% of its GDP on the military, Argentina 0.6%
Argentina: 0.6% (2025) · World median: 1.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
The median country’s central government collects 17% of GDP in tax, Argentina’s 10%
Argentina: 10.4% (2024) · World median: 17% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Argentina and the median country are nearly identical here
Argentina: 46% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Argentina spends 3.1 times as much on health per person as the median country
Argentina: $1,457 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Argentina live 2.9 years longer than in the median country
Argentina: 77.5 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the median country is 58% more likely to die before turning one than in Argentina
Argentina: 8 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Argentina has 3 times as many doctors per person as the median country
Argentina: 5.1 per 1,000 (2023) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Argentina has 39% more hospital beds per person than the median country
Argentina: 3.4 per 1,000 (2022) · World median: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Argentina is 12% higher than in the median country
Argentina: 11.2 per 100k (2023) · World median: 10 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
38% of adults in Argentina are obese, versus 24% in the median country
Argentina: 38.1% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Argentina smoke, versus 19% in the median country
Argentina: 23.5% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Argentina rate their lives 0.60 points higher than in the median country
Argentina: 6.43 (2025) · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Argentina drink 63% more alcohol than in the median country
Argentina: 7.1 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Argentina has 2 times as much meat per person as the median country
Argentina: 115 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Argentina has 423 kcal more food per person per day than the median country
Argentina: 3,360 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in the median country put in 362 more hours a year than in Argentina
Argentina: 1,612 hours (2023) · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Argentina went to school 1.3 years longer than in the median country
Argentina: 11.2 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The median country welcomed 2.4 times as many tourists per resident as Argentina (2019)
Argentina: 0.14 (2024) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Argentina has 9 more World Heritage sites than the median country (12 against 3)
Argentina: 12 (2026) · World median: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Argentina has won 80 Olympic medals, the median country 4
Argentina: 80 (2026 edition) · World median: 4 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
90% of people in Argentina are online, versus 82% in the median country
Argentina: 90% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Argentina is 20% faster than in the median country
Argentina: 192 Mbps (2026) · World median: 161 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in the median country have electricity, versus 98% in Argentina
Argentina: 98.4% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Argentina live in cities, versus 64% in the median country
Argentina: 92% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Argentina has 140 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the median country 115
Argentina: 140 (2024) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Argentina’s railway network is 8.3 times as long as the median country’s
Argentina: 17,866 km (2019) · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Argentina fly 92% more passengers per resident than those from the median country
Argentina: 0.46 (2023) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 33% of the median country, but only 17% of Argentina
Argentina: 17.1% (2024) · World median: 32.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Argentina emits 25% more CO₂ than someone in the median country
Argentina: 3.7 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
35% of Argentina’s electricity is renewable, versus 31% in the median country
Argentina: 34.6% (2025) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the median country carries 14% more fine dust than in Argentina
Argentina: 14.5 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2 times as likely to be murdered in Argentina as in the median country
Argentina: 4.5 per 100k (2023) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the median country are 14% deadlier than in Argentina
Argentina: 16.3 per 100k (2023) · World median: 18.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The median country is on average 7.8 °C warmer than Argentina
Argentina: 15.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The median country gets 51% more rain than Argentina
Argentina: 670 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Argentina bigger than the median country?
Argentina is larger. The median country fits inside Argentina 25 times.
Which has more people, Argentina or the median country?
Argentina has 6.2 times as many people as the median country (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Argentina or the median country?
People in Argentina live 2.9 years longer than in the median country. Life expectancy at birth is 77.5 years in Argentina and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Argentina or the median country?
Men in Argentina are 1.2 cm taller than in the median country (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
