Argentina is 1.45× the size of Saudi Arabia
Argentina covers about 2,783,000 km² (1,074,000 mi²) and Saudi Arabia about 1,922,000 km² (742,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 2,783,000km²Argentina
- 1,922,000km²Saudi Arabia
500 km
- Argentina
- Saudi Arabia
What fits
- Saudi Arabia is 69% of the size of Argentina.
- Argentina is larger by 861,000 km² (333,000 mi²), which is 45% of the area of Saudi Arabia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Argentina is about 90.7, Saudi Arabia about 62.7.
How they differ
- Argentina also has the larger population: 47.3 million against 33.0 million, 1.43× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 17 in Saudi Arabia against 17 in Argentina: Saudi Arabia is 1.01× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 13,200 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Argentina at 35°S is drawn about 1.5× too large and Saudi Arabia at 24°N about 1.2×, so the map shows Argentina as 1.78× the size of Saudi Arabia instead of 1.45×.
- The gap between them, 861,000 km², is about the size of Pakistan (873,000 km²).
- At Saudi Arabia's density, Argentina would have 47.8 million people (it has 47.3 million). At Argentina's density, Saudi Arabia would have 32.7 million (it has 33.0 million).
- Saudi Arabia's centre is 58.8° of latitude, about 6,540 km, farther north than Argentina's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Argentina | 1.45× |
| More people | Argentina | 1.43× |
| More crowded | Saudi Arabia | 1.01× |
| Farther north | Saudi Arabia | 58.8° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Argentina | 1.5× against 1.2× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Argentina | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 90.7× | 62.7× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 11.4× | 7.88× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 7.78× | 5.37× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 7.45× | 5.15× |
| France 548,000 km² | 5.08× | 3.51× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.88× | 0.61× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.33× | 0.23× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.29× | 0.20× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.16× | 0.11× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Argentina | Saudi Arabia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 2,783,000 km²1,074,000 mi² | 1,922,000 km²742,000 mi² |
| Population | 47.3 millionWikidata, 2022 | 33.0 millionWikidata, 2018 |
| Density | 17 per km² | 17 per km² |
| Official area | 2,780,000 km²Wikidata | 2,250,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Buenos Aires | Riyadh |
| Latitude range | 55°S to 22°S | 16°N to 32°N |
| Continent | South America | Asia |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2018, 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 1,922,000 km² is 15% below Wikidata's official figure of 2,250,000 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