Argentina is 2.16× the size of Peru
Argentina covers about 2,783,000 km² (1,074,000 mi²) and Peru about 1,290,000 km² (498,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 2,783,000km²Argentina
- 1,290,000km²Peru
500 km
- Argentina
- Peru
What fits
- Peru fits inside Argentina about 2.16 times by area.
- Argentina is larger by 1,493,000 km² (576,000 mi²), which is 116% of the area of Peru.
- Measured in Belgiums: Argentina is about 90.7, Peru about 42.1.
How they differ
- Argentina also has the larger population: 47.3 million against 34.2 million, 1.39× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 26 in Peru against 17 in Argentina: Peru is 1.56× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 3,010 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Argentina at 35°S is drawn about 1.5× too large and Peru at 9°S about 1.0×, so the map shows Argentina as 3.11× the size of Peru instead of 2.16×.
- Together Argentina and Peru cover 4,073,000 km², close to the size of India (3,151,000 km², 23% smaller).
- The gap between them, 1,493,000 km², is about the size of Mongolia (1,565,000 km²).
- At Peru's density, Argentina would have 73.7 million people (it has 47.3 million). At Argentina's density, Peru would have 21.9 million (it has 34.2 million).
- Peru's centre is 25.6° of latitude, about 2,840 km, farther north than Argentina's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Argentina | 2.16× |
| More people | Argentina | 1.39× |
| More crowded | Peru | 1.56× |
| Farther north | Peru | 25.6° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Argentina | 1.5× against 1.0× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Argentina | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 90.7× | 42.1× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 11.4× | 5.29× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 7.78× | 3.61× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 7.45× | 3.45× |
| France 548,000 km² | 5.08× | 2.35× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.88× | 0.41× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.33× | 0.15× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.29× | 0.14× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.16× | 0.08× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Argentina | Peru | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 2,783,000 km²1,074,000 mi² | 1,290,000 km²498,000 mi² |
| Population | 47.3 millionWikidata, 2022 | 34.2 millionWikidata, 2025 |
| Density | 17 per km² | 26 per km² |
| Official area | 2,780,000 km²Wikidata | 1,285,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Buenos Aires | Lima |
| Latitude range | 55°S to 22°S | 18°S to 0°S |
| Continent | South America | South America |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2025, 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 1,285,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,290,000 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