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Argentina

Argentine Republic

Capital: Buenos Aires
Languages: Guaraní, Spanish
Currency: Argentine peso
People: 45.9 million (2025)
Neighbours: 5

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Surprising facts about Argentina

The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.

Picked for surprise among Argentina’s neighbours, its region and the world median.

Argentina among 213 countries & territories

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Total area

2,780,400 km²

8th of 205

2023

Coastline

4,989 km

25th of 213

2026 edition

Highest point

6,962 m

10th of 213

2026 edition

Forest cover

10.3%

159th of 207

2023

Population

45.9 million

35th of 210

2025

Population density

17 per km²

189th of 209

2025

Height of men

174.8 cm

73rd of 196

2019

Height of women

161.2 cm

87th of 196

2019

Median age

32.1 years

100th of 213

2023

Fertility rate

1.5 children per woman

148th of 210

2024

Aged 65 and over

12.6%

77th of 210

2025

Economy size (GDP)

$683 billion

24th of 207

2025

GDP per person (PPP)

Int$32,587

77th of 198

2025

Income inequality (Gini)

42.4

29th of 155

2024

Unemployment

7.1%

60th of 186

2025

Health spending per person

$1,457

52nd of 193

2023

Military spending

0.6%

143rd of 158

2024

Life expectancy

77.5 years

76th of 210

2024

Infant mortality

8 per 1,000

124th of 194

2024

Doctors

5.1 per 1,000

9th of 190

2023

Adult obesity

38.1%

23rd of 195

2024

Smoking

23.5%

57th of 166

2024

Life satisfaction

6.43

45th of 163

2025

Alcohol consumption

7.1 litres

68th of 195

2023

Meat supply

115 kg

8th of 189

2023

Daily calories

3,360 kcal

43rd of 189

2023

Working hours

1,612 hours

104th of 130

2023

Years of schooling

11.2 years

65th of 193

2023

Internet users

90%

63rd of 208

2024

Access to electricity

98.4%

134th of 209

2024

Urban population

92%

22nd of 210

2025

Mobile subscriptions

140

38th of 208

2024

CO₂ per person

3.7 t

83rd of 203

2024

Renewable electricity

34.6%

96th of 201

2025

Air pollution (PM2.5)

14.5 µg/m³

124th of 213

2024

Homicide rate

4.5 per 100k

54th of 160

2023

Road deaths

8.8 per 100k

131st of 193

2021

Average temperature

15.1°C

125th of 187

2016–2025 avg

Rainfall

670 mm

140th of 187

2016–2025 avg

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

0.9

48th of 160

2025

Railway network

17,866 km

15th of 133

2019

Air passengers per resident

0.46

63rd of 165

2023

Tourists per resident

0.14

115th of 179

2024

Official languages

31st of 213

2026

Price level (US = 100)

46%

97th of 198

2025

World twins

The countries most like Argentina across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.