Argentina is 1.29× the size of Greenland
Argentina covers about 2,783,000 km² (1,074,000 mi²) and Greenland about 2,154,000 km² (832,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 2,783,000km²Argentina
- 2,154,000km²Greenland
500 km
- Argentina
- Greenland
What fits
- Greenland is 77% of the size of Argentina.
- Argentina is larger by 629,000 km² (243,000 mi²), which is 29% of the area of Greenland.
- Measured in Belgiums: Argentina is about 90.7, Greenland about 70.2.
How they differ
- Argentina also has the larger population: 47.3 million against 57,000, 836× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 17 in Argentina against 0.0 in Greenland: Argentina is 647× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 12,100 km apart.
- On a standard web map Greenland looks larger than Argentina: Argentina at 35°S is drawn about 1.5× too large and Greenland at 73°N about 11.9×, so the map shows Greenland as 6.21× the size of Argentina, when Argentina is 1.29× the size of Greenland.
- The gap between them, 629,000 km², is about the size of South Sudan (627,000 km²).
- At Greenland's density, Argentina would have 73,000 people (it has 47.3 million). At Argentina's density, Greenland would have 36.6 million (it has 57,000).
- Greenland's centre is 107.8° of latitude, about 11,990 km, farther north than Argentina's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Argentina | 1.29× |
| More people | Argentina | 836× |
| More crowded | Argentina | 647× |
| Farther north | Greenland | 107.8° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Greenland | 11.9× against 1.5× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Argentina | Greenland |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 90.7× | 70.2× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 11.4× | 8.84× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 7.78× | 6.02× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 7.45× | 5.77× |
| France 548,000 km² | 5.08× | 3.93× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.88× | 0.68× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.33× | 0.25× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.29× | 0.23× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.16× | 0.13× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Argentina | Greenland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 2,783,000 km²1,074,000 mi² | 2,154,000 km²832,000 mi² |
| Population | 47.3 millionWikidata, 2022 | 57,000Wikidata, 2023 |
| Density | 17 per km² | 0.0 per km² |
| Official area | 2,780,000 km²Wikidata | 2,166,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Buenos Aires | Nuuk |
| Latitude range | 55°S to 22°S | 60°N to 84°N |
| Continent | South America | North America |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2023, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 2,780,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 2,783,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 2,166,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 2,154,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-11