Country profile
Argentina
- Continent: South America
- Surface area: 2,780,400 km²
- Population density: 16.5/km²
At a glance
- Argentina has a population of about 45.9M; its total GDP of $683.1B ranks #24 of 168 countries with data.
- Its surface area of 2,780,400 km² is about 14× the world median of 198,330 km².
- Inflation rate stands out most against the median: 219.9% — rank #2 of 162 countries with data.
Where Argentina stands
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Every dot is one country with data — the highlighted dot is this country; the dashed line marks the world median. Wide-range metrics use a logarithmic axis (tagged) so the whole field stays readable.
Argentina: all 46 metrics vs the world median
| Metric | Value | Trend | Rank | vs median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population & land | ||||
| Population | 45.9M (2025) | +21% | #35 / 169 | median 11.5M · 4.0× |
| Population growth | 0.3% (2025) | −68% | #128 / 169 | median 1.1% · 31% |
| Urban population share | 92.4% (2025) | +3% | #9 / 169 | median 63.8% · 1.4× |
| Population aged 65+ | 12.6% (2025) | +29% | #58 / 169 | median 7.4% · 1.7× |
| Fertility rate | 1.5 (2024) | −40% | #121 / 169 | median 2.1 · 72% |
| Birth rate | 11.1‰ (2024) | −41% | #111 / 169 | median 16.0‰ · 69% |
| Death rate | 7.7‰ (2024) | +3% | #72 / 169 | median 7.1‰ · 1.1× |
| Net migration | 2.9K (2025) | #51 / 169 | N/A | |
| Surface area | 2,780,400 km² (2023) | #9 / 176 | median 198,330 km² · 14× | |
| Population density derived | 16.5/km² (2025) | +21% | #149 / 169 | median 75.5/km² · 22% |
| Economy | ||||
| GDP (total) | $683.1B (2025) | +599% | #24 / 168 | median $80.7B · 8.5× |
| GDP per capita | $14,898 (2025) | +480% | #57 / 168 | median $6,834 · 2.2× |
| GNI per capita | $14,650 (2025) | +265% | #56 / 168 | median $6,350 · 2.3× |
| GDP growth (annual) | 4.4% (2025) | #55 / 168 | median 3.1% · 1.4× | |
| Inflation rate | 219.9% (2024) | +541% | #2 / 162 | median 3.3% · 66× |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1% (2025) | −64% | #54 / 168 | median 5.1% · 1.4× |
| Gini index | 42.4 (2024) | −21% | #30 / 153 | median 35.3 · 1.2× |
| Poverty rate ($2.15/day) | 1.0% (2024) | −94% | #94 / 153 | median 2.5% · 40% |
| Trade & industry | ||||
| Exports share of GDP | 15.6% (2025) | −45% | #143 / 163 | median 35.0% · 44% |
| Imports share of GDP | 14.8% (2025) | +11% | #157 / 163 | median 40.2% · 37% |
| Agriculture share of GDP | 5.5% (2025) | −46% | #97 / 168 | median 7.2% · 77% |
| Manufacturing share of GDP | 13.6% (2025) | −33% | #52 / 165 | median 11.2% · 1.2× |
| International tourist arrivals | 7.4M (2019) | +162% | #27 / 162 | median 1.1M · 6.5× |
| Tourism receipts | $1.7B (2020) | −1% | #60 / 165 | median $705M · 2.4× |
| Health & education | ||||
| Life expectancy | 77.5 years (2024) | +4% | #57 / 169 | median 73.8 years · 1.1× |
| Infant mortality | 8.0‰ (2024) | −49% | #107 / 166 | median 13.1‰ · 61% |
| Under-five mortality | 9.5‰ (2024) | −48% | #108 / 166 | median 15.8‰ · 60% |
| DPT immunization | 75.0% (2024) | −19% | #131 / 166 | median 90.5% · 83% |
| Hospital beds | 3.4 per 1,000 (2022) | −23% | #47 / 167 | median 2.0 per 1,000 · 1.7× |
| Health spending share of GDP | 10.3% (2023) | +40% | #20 / 165 | median 6.5% · 1.6× |
| Secondary school enrollment | 105.6% (2023) | +9% | #30 / 167 | median 90.5% · 1.2× |
| Education spending share of GDP | 5.0% (2023) | +25% | #53 / 165 | median 4.1% · 1.2× |
| Society & living | ||||
| Human Development Index | 0.865 (2023) | +9% | #40 / 165 | median 0.754 · 1.1× |
| Internet users | 89.7% (2024) | +724% | #50 / 169 | median 81.5% · 1.1× |
| Mobile subscriptions | 140.2 per 100 (2024) | +712% | #30 / 169 | median 116.4 per 100 · 1.2× |
| Fixed broadband | 26.1 per 100 (2024) | +6606% | #52 / 168 | median 12.1 per 100 · 2.2× |
| Electricity access | 98.4% (2024) | +2% | #101 / 169 | median 99.9% · 98% |
| Environment & security | ||||
| CO₂ emissions per capita | 4.0 t (2024) | +23% | #59 / 165 | median 2.6 t · 1.5× |
| CO₂ emissions (total) derived | 183 Mt (2024) | +48% | #31 / 165 | median 21.3 Mt · 8.6× |
| Renewable electricity share | 25.5% (2021) | −41% | #94 / 169 | median 34.1% · 75% |
| Renewable energy consumption | 9.2% (2021) | −21% | #138 / 169 | median 26.9% · 34% |
| Forest area | 10.3% (2023) | −14% | #132 / 169 | median 32.4% · 32% |
| Agricultural land | 42.4% (2023) | −10% | #81 / 169 | median 41.7% · 1.0× |
| Arable land | 14.8% (2023) | +45% | #64 / 168 | median 11.0% · 1.3× |
| PM2.5 exposure | 14.3 µg/m³ (2023) | −20% | #118 / 168 | median 19.8 µg/m³ · 72% |
| Military spending | 0.6% (2024) | −43% | #143 / 157 | median 1.8% · 34% |
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Indicators: World Bank Open Data, 43 indicators — CC BY 4.0 © World Bank — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; Surface area (sq. km) — CC BY 4.0 © World Bank — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; Human Development Index — CC BY 3.0 IGO © United Nations Development Programme — https://hdr.undp.org/terms-use
Boundaries: Natural Earth 1:110m (public domain); surface areas are computed with an equal-area spherical formula (Chamberlin–Duquette).
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