Argentina is 1.71× the size of Libya
Argentina covers about 2,783,000 km² (1,074,000 mi²) and Libya about 1,624,000 km² (627,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 2,783,000km²Argentina
- 1,624,000km²Libya
500 km
- Argentina
- Libya
What fits
- Libya is 58% of the size of Argentina.
- Argentina is larger by 1,159,000 km² (448,000 mi²), which is 71% of the area of Libya.
- Measured in Belgiums: Argentina is about 90.7, Libya about 52.9.
How they differ
- Argentina also has the larger population: 47.3 million against 7.4 million, 6.41× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 17 in Argentina against 4.5 in Libya: Argentina is 3.74× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 11,100 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Argentina at 35°S is drawn about 1.5× too large and Libya at 27°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Argentina as 2.01× the size of Libya instead of 1.71×.
- Together Argentina and Libya cover 4,407,000 km², close to the size of India (3,151,000 km², 29% smaller).
- The gap between them, 1,159,000 km², is about the size of Niger (1,181,000 km²).
- At Libya's density, Argentina would have 12.7 million people (it has 47.3 million). At Argentina's density, Libya would have 27.6 million (it has 7.4 million).
- Libya's centre is 61.7° of latitude, about 6,860 km, farther north than Argentina's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Argentina | 1.71× |
| More people | Argentina | 6.41× |
| More crowded | Argentina | 3.74× |
| Farther north | Libya | 61.7° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Argentina | 1.5× against 1.3× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Argentina | Libya |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 90.7× | 52.9× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 11.4× | 6.66× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 7.78× | 4.54× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 7.45× | 4.35× |
| France 548,000 km² | 5.08× | 2.96× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.88× | 0.52× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.33× | 0.19× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.29× | 0.17× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.16× | 0.10× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Argentina | Libya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 2,783,000 km²1,074,000 mi² | 1,624,000 km²627,000 mi² |
| Population | 47.3 millionWikidata, 2022 | 7.4 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Density | 17 per km² | 4.5 per km² |
| Official area | 2,780,000 km²Wikidata | 1,760,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Buenos Aires | Tripoli |
| Latitude range | 55°S to 22°S | 19°N to 33°N |
| Continent | South America | Africa |
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%.
- Our measured 1,624,000 km² is 7.7% below Wikidata's official figure of 1,760,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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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