Argentina is 1.03× the size of Kazakhstan
Argentina covers about 2,783,000 km² (1,074,000 mi²) and Kazakhstan about 2,714,000 km² (1,048,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 2,783,000km²Argentina
- 2,714,000km²Kazakhstan
500 km
- Argentina
- Kazakhstan
What fits
- Kazakhstan is 98% of the size of Argentina.
- Argentina is larger by 68,600 km² (26,500 mi²), which is 2.5% of the area of Kazakhstan.
- Measured in Belgiums: Argentina is about 90.7, Kazakhstan about 88.5.
How they differ
- Argentina also has the larger population: 47.3 million against 20.1 million, 2.35× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 17 in Argentina against 7.4 in Kazakhstan: Argentina is 2.29× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 15,800 km apart.
- On a standard web map Kazakhstan looks larger than Argentina: Argentina at 35°S is drawn about 1.5× too large and Kazakhstan at 48°N about 2.3×, so the map shows Kazakhstan as 1.49× the size of Argentina, when Argentina is 1.03× the size of Kazakhstan.
- Together Argentina and Kazakhstan cover 5,497,000 km², close to the size of Australia (7,691,000 km², 40% bigger).
- The gap between them, 68,600 km², is about the size of Ireland (69,400 km²).
- At Kazakhstan's density, Argentina would have 20.6 million people (it has 47.3 million). At Argentina's density, Kazakhstan would have 46.2 million (it has 20.1 million).
- Kazakhstan's centre is 83.0° of latitude, about 9,230 km, farther north than Argentina's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Argentina | 1.03× |
| More people | Argentina | 2.35× |
| More crowded | Argentina | 2.29× |
| Farther north | Kazakhstan | 83.0° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Kazakhstan | 2.3× against 1.5× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Argentina | Kazakhstan |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 90.7× | 88.5× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 11.4× | 11.1× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 7.78× | 7.59× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 7.45× | 7.27× |
| France 548,000 km² | 5.08× | 4.95× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.88× | 0.86× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.33× | 0.32× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.29× | 0.29× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.16× | 0.16× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Argentina | Kazakhstan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 2,783,000 km²1,074,000 mi² | 2,714,000 km²1,048,000 mi² |
| Population | 47.3 millionWikidata, 2022 | 20.1 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Density | 17 per km² | 7.4 per km² |
| Official area | 2,780,000 km²Wikidata | 2,725,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Buenos Aires | Astana |
| Latitude range | 55°S to 22°S | 41°N to 55°N |
| Continent | South America | Asia |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2024, 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 2,725,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 2,714,000 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