Argentina
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Identity
Formal name: Argentine Republic.
CIA 2026
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Argentina's beef-centered asado culture makes its high meat-consumption profile feel less surprising.
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Argentina vs Brazil
123 shared metrics.
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Brazil
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Federative Republic of Brazil.
CIA 2026
Analysis
Brazil leads in 70 of 123 shared metrics, while Argentina leads in 53.
Argentina's Inflation Rate is 49.0x that of Brazil (219.88% vs 4.4%).
Argentina's Nobel Laureates Born per Million People is 16.6x that of Brazil (0.09 per 1M people vs 0.01 per 1M people).
Argentina's Water Stress (%) is 9.8x that of Brazil (12.91% vs 1.2%).
Argentina's Electricity Carbon Intensity is 2.1x that of Brazil (346 gCO2/kWh vs 109.95 gCO2/kWh).
Argentina's Nuclear Electricity Share is 1.9x that of Brazil (6.3% vs 2.2%).
Key Comparisons
Inflation RateArgentina leads
Argentina
219.88%
Brazil
4.4%
Nobel Laureates Born per Million PeopleArgentina leads
Argentina
0.09 per 1M people
Brazil
0.01 per 1M people
Water Stress (%)Argentina leads
Argentina
12.91%
Brazil
1.2%
Electricity Carbon IntensityArgentina leads
Argentina
346 gCO2/kWh
Brazil
109.95 gCO2/kWh
Nuclear Electricity ShareArgentina leads
Argentina
6.3%
Brazil
2.2%
Women in Parliament (%)Argentina leads
Argentina
42.41%
Brazil
17.54%
All Metrics
Inflation Rate
ArgentinaArgentina
219.88%
Brazil
4.4%
4897% higher
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
ArgentinaArgentina
0.09 per 1M people
Brazil
0.01 per 1M people
1660% higher
Water Stress (%)
ArgentinaArgentina
12.91%
Brazil
1.2%
976% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
ArgentinaArgentina
346 gCO2/kWh
Brazil
109.95 gCO2/kWh
215% higher
Nuclear Electricity Share
ArgentinaArgentina
6.3%
Brazil
2.2%
186% higher
Women in Parliament (%)
ArgentinaArgentina
42.41%
Brazil
17.54%
142% higher
Highest Elevation
ArgentinaArgentina
7.0K m
Brazil
3.0K m
133% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
ArgentinaArgentina
5.1 per 1k
Brazil
2.4 per 1k
117% higher
Tobacco Use Prevalence
ArgentinaArgentina
23.2% of adults
Brazil
11.5% of adults
102% higher
Capital Elevation
BrazilArgentina
25 m
Brazil
1.2K m
98% lower
Smoking Rate
ArgentinaArgentina
23.8%
Brazil
12.2%
95% higher
Forest Area
BrazilArgentina
282.5K km²
Brazil
4.93M km²
94% lower
Domestic Patents
BrazilArgentina
406
Brazil
4.7K
91% lower
Scientific Publications
BrazilArgentina
9.1K
Brazil
67.0K
86% lower
Shipping Traffic
BrazilArgentina
1.67M
Brazil
11.68M
86% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
BrazilArgentina
103.0K
Brazil
762.0K
86% lower
Airports
BrazilArgentina
775
Brazil
5.6K
86% lower
Irrigated Land
BrazilArgentina
13.9K km²
Brazil
91.8K km²
85% lower
Foreign Patents
BrazilArgentina
3.3K
Brazil
19.6K
83% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
BrazilArgentina
10.32%
Brazil
58.98%
83% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
BrazilArgentina
9.2%
Brazil
46.5%
80% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
BrazilArgentina
47.63M kW
Brazil
240.25M kW
80% lower
Electricity Generation
BrazilArgentina
147.18 TWh
Brazil
745.26 TWh
80% lower
University Enrollment Rate
ArgentinaArgentina
107.82%
Brazil
60.39%
79% higher
Population
BrazilArgentina
45.42M
Brazil
221.36M
79% lower
Air Passengers
BrazilArgentina
21.06M
Brazil
95.40M
78% lower
Merchant Fleet Size
BrazilArgentina
201
Brazil
888
77% lower
Homicide Rate
BrazilArgentina
4.5 per 100k
Brazil
19.28 per 100k
77% lower
Time Zones Count
BrazilArgentina
1.0 time zones
Brazil
4.0 time zones
75% lower
Solar Electricity Share
BrazilArgentina
3.4%
Brazil
11.81%
72% lower
Protected Land (%)
BrazilArgentina
8.8%
Brazil
30.6%
71% lower
GDP (Nominal)
BrazilArgentina
$638,365,455,340.04
Brazil
$2,185,821,648,943.86
71% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
BrazilArgentina
14.8%
Brazil
49.62%
70% lower
Spirits Consumption
BrazilArgentina
0.61 L/person/yr
Brazil
2.0 L/person/yr
69% lower
Land Area
BrazilArgentina
2.74M km²
Brazil
8.36M km²
67% lower
High-Tech Exports (%)
BrazilArgentina
3.9%
Brazil
11.11%
65% lower
CO2 Per Capita
ArgentinaArgentina
3.7 t/person/yr
Brazil
2.3 t/person/yr
64% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
BrazilArgentina
183.27 Mt CO2e
Brazil
491.47 Mt CO2e
63% lower
Health Spending Per Capita
ArgentinaArgentina
$1,370.88
Brazil
$848.57
62% higher
R&D Spending (% GDP)
BrazilArgentina
0.55% of GDP
Brazil
1.1% of GDP
52% lower
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
BrazilArgentina
12 sites
Brazil
25 sites
52% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
ArgentinaArgentina
42.44%
Brazil
28.33%
50% higher
Border Neighbors
BrazilArgentina
5.0
Brazil
10
50% lower
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
BrazilArgentina
1.8% of GDP
Brazil
3.4% of GDP
46% lower
Water Withdrawal
BrazilArgentina
37.69 B m³
Brazil
67.94 B m³
45% lower
Tourism Revenue
BrazilArgentina
$1,702,000,000
Brazil
$3,099,000,000
45% lower
Informal Employment Share
ArgentinaArgentina
51.58% of employed people
Brazil
35.62% of employed people
45% higher
Road Traffic Death Rate
BrazilArgentina
8.8 per 100k
Brazil
15.7 per 100k
44% lower
Meat Consumption per Person
ArgentinaArgentina
109.39 kg/person/yr
Brazil
77.32 kg/person/yr
41% higher
Railway Length
BrazilArgentina
17.9K km
Brazil
29.8K km
40% lower
Teen Birth Rate
BrazilArgentina
26.41 per 1k
Brazil
42.69 per 1k
38% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
ArgentinaArgentina
140 per 100 people
Brazil
102 per 100 people
37% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
ArgentinaArgentina
19.19% of youth labor force
Brazil
13.98% of youth labor force
37% higher
GNI Per Capita
ArgentinaArgentina
$13,530
Brazil
$9,930
36% higher
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
BrazilArgentina
9.9% of GDP
Brazil
15.41% of GDP
36% lower
Military Spending
BrazilArgentina
0.62% of GDP
Brazil
0.97% of GDP
36% lower
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
ArgentinaArgentina
$30,431.19
Brazil
$22,338.48
36% higher
Population Density
BrazilArgentina
16.64 /km²
Brazil
25.26 /km²
34% lower
Infant Mortality
BrazilArgentina
8.2 per 1k births
Brazil
12.5 per 1k births
34% lower
Child Mortality
BrazilArgentina
9.6 per 1k births
Brazil
14.4 per 1k births
33% lower
Coastline Length
BrazilArgentina
5.0K km
Brazil
7.5K km
33% lower
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
BrazilArgentina
74.53 per 100k
Brazil
110.98 per 100k
33% lower
Government Debt (% GDP)
BrazilArgentina
55% of GDP
Brazil
81.86% of GDP
33% lower
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
ArgentinaArgentina
3.3 per 1k
Brazil
2.5 per 1k
32% higher
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
ArgentinaArgentina
4.8 per 1M people
Brazil
3.6 per 1M people
32% higher
Milk Consumption per Person
ArgentinaArgentina
195.08 kg/person/yr
Brazil
149.28 kg/person/yr
31% higher
Credit Card Ownership
BrazilArgentina
29.91% of adults
Brazil
43.53% of adults
31% lower
Imports (% GDP)
BrazilArgentina
12.68% of GDP
Brazil
17.65% of GDP
28% lower
Liberal Democracy Index
BrazilArgentina
0.52
Brazil
0.70
26% lower
Land Border Length
BrazilArgentina
12.0K km
Brazil
16.1K km
26% lower
Obesity Rate
ArgentinaArgentina
36.03%
Brazil
28.76%
25% higher
Big Mac Price
ArgentinaArgentina
$5.53
Brazil
$4.45
24% higher
Energy Use (Per Capita)
ArgentinaArgentina
1.8K kg oil eq/person
Brazil
1.5K kg oil eq/person
24% higher
Wind Electricity Share
BrazilArgentina
12.16%
Brazil
15.67%
22% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
ArgentinaArgentina
14.91 µg/m³
Brazil
12.18 µg/m³
22% higher
Nurses & Midwives
BrazilArgentina
4.4 per 1k
Brazil
5.5 per 1k
21% lower
Coal Electricity Share
BrazilArgentina
1.8%
Brazil
2.3%
20% lower
Birth Rate
BrazilArgentina
10.47 per 1k
Brazil
13.04 per 1k
20% lower
Freedom of Expression Index
BrazilArgentina
0.74
Brazil
0.91
19% lower
Beer Consumption
BrazilArgentina
3.4 L/person/yr
Brazil
4.1 L/person/yr
18% lower
Inequality (Gini)
BrazilArgentina
42.4
Brazil
51.6
18% lower
Fertility Rate
BrazilArgentina
1.4 children/woman
Brazil
1.7 children/woman
17% lower
Dependency Ratio
ArgentinaArgentina
51.56% of working-age pop.
Brazil
44.33% of working-age pop.
16% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
BrazilArgentina
6.8 kg/person/yr
Brazil
8.1 kg/person/yr
16% lower
Exports (% GDP)
BrazilArgentina
15.25% of GDP
Brazil
17.94% of GDP
15% lower
Death Rate
ArgentinaArgentina
7.9 per 1k
Brazil
7.1 per 1k
12% higher
Electoral Democracy Index
BrazilArgentina
0.69
Brazil
0.78
12% lower
Elderly Population (%)
ArgentinaArgentina
12.42%
Brazil
11.05%
12% higher
Human Development Index
ArgentinaArgentina
0.86
Brazil
0.79
10% higher
Youth Population (%)
ArgentinaArgentina
21.6%
Brazil
19.67%
10% higher
Broadband Access (%)
ArgentinaArgentina
25 per 100 people
Brazil
23 per 100 people
9% higher
Health Spending (% GDP)
ArgentinaArgentina
9.9% of GDP
Brazil
9.1% of GDP
8% higher
Vehicles per 1,000 People
ArgentinaArgentina
492.79 per 1k people
Brazil
461.9 per 1k people
7% higher
Digital Payments Used
BrazilArgentina
72.21% of adults
Brazil
77.36% of adults
7% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
BrazilArgentina
36.45 hrs/week
Brazil
38.86 hrs/week
6% lower
Internet Users (%)
ArgentinaArgentina
89.67%
Brazil
84.46%
6% higher
Women in Senior Management
BrazilArgentina
36.39% of managers
Brazil
38.7% of managers
6% lower
Median Age
BrazilArgentina
32.1 years
Brazil
33.9 years
5% lower
Adult Literacy Rate
ArgentinaArgentina
99.14%
Brazil
94.8%
5% higher
Suicide Rate
ArgentinaArgentina
7.9 per 100k
Brazil
7.6 per 100k
5% higher
Alcohol Consumption
ArgentinaArgentina
8.1 L/adult/yr
Brazil
7.7 L/adult/yr
5% higher
Education Spending (% GDP)
ArgentinaArgentina
5.9% of GDP
Brazil
5.6% of GDP
5% higher
Urban Population (%)
ArgentinaArgentina
92.27%
Brazil
87.9%
5% higher
Hypertension Prevalence
ArgentinaArgentina
46.7% of adults
Brazil
45.1% of adults
4% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
ArgentinaArgentina
38.21% of adults
Brazil
36.74% of adults
4% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
ArgentinaArgentina
36 pts
Brazil
35 pts
3% higher
Unemployment Rate
ArgentinaArgentina
7.9%
Brazil
7.6%
3% higher
Life Evaluation Score
BrazilArgentina
6.4 pts
Brazil
6.6 pts
3% lower
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
BrazilArgentina
2.8K kWh/person
Brazil
2.9K kWh/person
3% lower
Political Corruption Index
BrazilArgentina
0.41
Brazil
0.42
2% lower
Women's Political Empowerment
ArgentinaArgentina
0.83
Brazil
0.82
2% higher
Life Expectancy
ArgentinaArgentina
77.4 years
Brazil
75.8 years
2% higher
Mobile Money Accounts
BrazilArgentina
56.74% of adults
Brazil
58.17% of adults
2% lower
Food Waste per Person
BrazilArgentina
141.64 kg/person/yr
Brazil
144.45 kg/person/yr
2% lower
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
ArgentinaArgentina
0.15 per 100k people
Brazil
0.15 per 100k people
1% higher
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
ArgentinaArgentina
10 days/yr
Brazil
10 days/yr
equal
Electricity Access (%)
ArgentinaArgentina
100%
Brazil
99.8%
equal
Skilled Birth Attendance (%)
ArgentinaArgentina
98.8%
Brazil
98.4%
equal
GDP Growth Rate
BrazilArgentina
-1.34%
Brazil
3.4%
ranked lower
Lowest Elevation
BrazilArgentina
-105 m
Brazil
0 m
ranked lower
Official Languages Count
ArgentinaArgentina
1.0
Brazil
1.0
equal
Can Raise Emergency Money
BrazilArgentina
91.75% of adults
Brazil
92.02% of adults
equal
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
ArgentinaArgentina
-1.1% of GDP
Brazil
-3% of GDP
ranked higher
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