South America
Argentina
Argentina covers about 2,783,000 km² (1,074,000 mi²), the 9th largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to Kazakhstan, at about 2,714,000 km².
- 2,783,000km²Area, main territory
- 47.3 millionPopulation
- 90.7In Belgiums
500 km
- Argentina
Facts
| Area, main territory | 2,783,000 km²1,074,000 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 2,780,000 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| In Belgiums | 90.7 |
| Capital | Buenos Aires |
| Population | 47.3 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Density | 17 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 55°S to 22°S |
| In other languages | Argentinien Deutsch · Argentine Français · アルゼンチン 日本語 · 阿根廷 中文 · 아르헨티나 한국어 |
| Continent | South America#2 of 13 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Argentina
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 6.10× the size of Argentina.
- At 17 people per km², Argentina is the 159th most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 35°S is drawn about 1.5× too large in area, so Argentina looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Argentina's main territory stretches about 3,680 km north to south and 1,740 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 2,780,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 2,783,000 km², to within 2%.
How Argentina measures up
Argentina holds 16% of the land area and 11% of the people of the 13 countries listed for South America.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,783,000 km² | 8th of 239 |
| Population | 47.3 million | 31st of 237 |
| Density | 17 per km² | 159th of 185 |
| Farthest north | 34.7°S | 209th of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Argentina is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 90.7× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 11.4× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 7.78× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 7.45× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 5.08× its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 0.88× its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 0.33× its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 0.29× its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 0.16× its size |
Where Argentina sits
- Argentina's centre lies at 34.7°S, 64.8°W, in the southern and western hemispheres, about 3,860 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 55°S to 22°S, about 3,700 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
If Argentina had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², Argentina would have 3.49 billion people. It has 47.3 million.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², Argentina would have 10.4 million people. It has 47.3 million.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 201.4 million.
About the same size as
Largest in South America
- Brazil8,473,000 km²
- Argentina#2 · 2,783,000 km²
- Peru1,290,000 km²
- Colombia1,135,000 km²
- Bolivia1,087,000 km²
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2022; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11