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 Uruguay
122 shared metrics.
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Uruguay
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Identity
Formal name: Oriental Republic of Uruguay.
CIA 2026
Analysis
Argentina leads in 65 of 122 shared metrics, while Uruguay leads in 57.
Argentina's Mobile Money Accounts is 45.0x that of Uruguay (56.74% of adults vs 1.2% of adults).
Argentina's Inflation Rate is 44.8x that of Uruguay (219.88% vs 4.8%).
Argentina's Total CO2 Emissions is 20.1x that of Uruguay (183.27 Mt CO2e vs 8.7 Mt CO2e).
Argentina's Land Area is 14.6x that of Uruguay (2.74M km² vs 175.0K km²).
Argentina's Highest Elevation is 12.5x that of Uruguay (7.0K m vs 514 m).
Key Comparisons
Mobile Money AccountsArgentina leads
Argentina
56.74% of adults
Uruguay
1.2% of adults
Inflation RateArgentina leads
Argentina
219.88%
Uruguay
4.8%
Total CO2 EmissionsArgentina leads
Argentina
183.27 Mt CO2e
Uruguay
8.7 Mt CO2e
Land AreaArgentina leads
Argentina
2.74M km²
Uruguay
175.0K km²
Highest ElevationArgentina leads
Argentina
7.0K m
Uruguay
514 m
Forest AreaArgentina leads
Argentina
282.5K km²
Uruguay
20.9K km²
All Metrics
Mobile Money Accounts
ArgentinaArgentina
56.74% of adults
Uruguay
1.2% of adults
4500% higher
Inflation Rate
ArgentinaArgentina
219.88%
Uruguay
4.8%
4481% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
ArgentinaArgentina
183.27 Mt CO2e
Uruguay
8.7 Mt CO2e
2008% higher
Land Area
ArgentinaArgentina
2.74M km²
Uruguay
175.0K km²
1464% higher
Highest Elevation
ArgentinaArgentina
7.0K m
Uruguay
514 m
1254% higher
Forest Area
ArgentinaArgentina
282.5K km²
Uruguay
20.9K km²
1249% higher
Population
ArgentinaArgentina
45.42M
Uruguay
3.45M
1217% higher
Airports
ArgentinaArgentina
775
Uruguay
65
1092% higher
Railway Length
ArgentinaArgentina
17.9K km
Uruguay
1.7K km
968% higher
Scientific Publications
ArgentinaArgentina
9.1K
Uruguay
1.1K
762% higher
Electricity Generation
ArgentinaArgentina
147.18 TWh
Uruguay
17.27 TWh
752% higher
Electric Generating Capacity
ArgentinaArgentina
47.63M kW
Uruguay
5.68M kW
738% higher
Water Withdrawal
ArgentinaArgentina
37.69 B m³
Uruguay
4.5 B m³
736% higher
GDP (Nominal)
ArgentinaArgentina
$638,365,455,340.04
Uruguay
$80,961,511,073.58
688% higher
Firms Making Informal Payments
ArgentinaArgentina
6.8% of firms
Uruguay
0.88% of firms
681% higher
Coastline Length
ArgentinaArgentina
5.0K km
Uruguay
660 km
656% higher
Political Corruption Index
ArgentinaArgentina
0.41
Uruguay
0.06
655% higher
Land Border Length
ArgentinaArgentina
12.0K km
Uruguay
1.6K km
652% higher
Firms Asked for Bribes
ArgentinaArgentina
9.3% of firms
Uruguay
1.3% of firms
625% higher
Irrigated Land
ArgentinaArgentina
13.9K km²
Uruguay
2.2K km²
524% higher
Armed Forces Personnel
ArgentinaArgentina
103.0K
Uruguay
22.0K
368% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
ArgentinaArgentina
346 gCO2/kWh
Uruguay
80.4 gCO2/kWh
330% higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
ArgentinaArgentina
12 sites
Uruguay
3.0 sites
300% higher
Merchant Fleet Size
ArgentinaArgentina
201
Uruguay
58
247% higher
Protected Land (%)
ArgentinaArgentina
8.8%
Uruguay
3.1%
184% higher
Water Stress (%)
ArgentinaArgentina
12.91%
Uruguay
4.9%
164% higher
Border Neighbors
ArgentinaArgentina
5.0
Uruguay
2.0
150% higher
Beer Consumption
ArgentinaArgentina
3.4 L/person/yr
Uruguay
1.7 L/person/yr
95% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
UruguayArgentina
9.2%
Uruguay
57.8%
84% lower
Informal Employment Share
ArgentinaArgentina
51.58% of employed people
Uruguay
28.54% of employed people
81% higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
UruguayArgentina
0.15 per 100k people
Uruguay
0.72 per 100k people
80% lower
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
UruguayArgentina
74.53 per 100k
Uruguay
314.77 per 100k
76% lower
Military Spending
UruguayArgentina
0.62% of GDP
Uruguay
2.3% of GDP
73% lower
Wind Electricity Share
UruguayArgentina
12.16%
Uruguay
40.62%
70% lower
Suicide Rate
UruguayArgentina
7.9 per 100k
Uruguay
24.75 per 100k
68% lower
Firms Hit by Power Outages
ArgentinaArgentina
65.11% of firms
Uruguay
40.22% of firms
62% higher
High-Tech Exports (%)
UruguayArgentina
3.9%
Uruguay
9.8%
61% lower
Homicide Rate
UruguayArgentina
4.5 per 100k
Uruguay
11.25 per 100k
60% lower
CO2 Per Capita
ArgentinaArgentina
3.7 t/person/yr
Uruguay
2.4 t/person/yr
59% higher
Firms with Female Top Manager
UruguayArgentina
8.0% of firms
Uruguay
19.16% of firms
58% lower
Tourism Revenue
ArgentinaArgentina
$1,702,000,000
Uruguay
$1,085,000,000
57% higher
Shipping Traffic
ArgentinaArgentina
1.67M
Uruguay
1.08M
54% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
UruguayArgentina
36 pts
Uruguay
73 pts
51% lower
Time Zones Count
UruguayArgentina
1.0 time zones
Uruguay
2.0 time zones
50% lower
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
UruguayArgentina
10 days/yr
Uruguay
20 days/yr
50% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
ArgentinaArgentina
42.41%
Uruguay
28.28%
50% higher
Infant Mortality
ArgentinaArgentina
8.2 per 1k births
Uruguay
5.5 per 1k births
49% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
UruguayArgentina
42.44%
Uruguay
81.35%
48% lower
Exports (% GDP)
UruguayArgentina
15.25% of GDP
Uruguay
28.76% of GDP
47% lower
Imports (% GDP)
UruguayArgentina
12.68% of GDP
Uruguay
23.7% of GDP
47% lower
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
UruguayArgentina
9.9% of GDP
Uruguay
18.16% of GDP
45% lower
Researchers
ArgentinaArgentina
1.3K per 1M
Uruguay
902.42 per 1M
44% higher
Child Mortality
ArgentinaArgentina
9.6 per 1k births
Uruguay
6.7 per 1k births
43% higher
Alcohol Consumption
ArgentinaArgentina
8.1 L/adult/yr
Uruguay
5.6 L/adult/yr
43% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
ArgentinaArgentina
14.91 µg/m³
Uruguay
10.57 µg/m³
41% higher
Nurses & Midwives
UruguayArgentina
4.4 per 1k
Uruguay
7.3 per 1k
40% lower
Capital Elevation
UruguayArgentina
25 m
Uruguay
41 m
39% lower
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
UruguayArgentina
4.8 per 1M people
Uruguay
7.8 per 1M people
39% lower
GNI Per Capita
UruguayArgentina
$13,530
Uruguay
$21,650
38% lower
Big Mac Price
UruguayArgentina
$5.53
Uruguay
$8.76
37% lower
University Enrollment Rate
ArgentinaArgentina
107.82%
Uruguay
79.95%
35% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
UruguayArgentina
0.52
Uruguay
0.79
34% lower
Solar Electricity Share
UruguayArgentina
3.4%
Uruguay
5.1%
34% lower
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
ArgentinaArgentina
3.3 per 1k
Uruguay
2.5 per 1k
32% higher
Road Traffic Death Rate
UruguayArgentina
8.8 per 100k
Uruguay
13 per 100k
32% lower
Vehicles per 1,000 People
UruguayArgentina
492.79 per 1k people
Uruguay
693.05 per 1k people
29% lower
Seafood Consumption per Person
UruguayArgentina
6.8 kg/person/yr
Uruguay
9.3 kg/person/yr
27% lower
Health Spending Per Capita
UruguayArgentina
$1,370.88
Uruguay
$1,850.81
26% lower
Meat Consumption per Person
ArgentinaArgentina
109.39 kg/person/yr
Uruguay
87.3 kg/person/yr
25% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
UruguayArgentina
19.19% of youth labor force
Uruguay
25.15% of youth labor force
24% lower
Education Spending (% GDP)
ArgentinaArgentina
5.9% of GDP
Uruguay
4.8% of GDP
23% higher
Elderly Population (%)
UruguayArgentina
12.42%
Uruguay
16.05%
23% lower
Broadband Access (%)
UruguayArgentina
25 per 100 people
Uruguay
32 per 100 people
22% lower
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
UruguayArgentina
2.8K kWh/person
Uruguay
3.6K kWh/person
21% lower
Freedom of Expression Index
UruguayArgentina
0.74
Uruguay
0.93
21% lower
Death Rate
UruguayArgentina
7.9 per 1k
Uruguay
9.9 per 1k
20% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
UruguayArgentina
0.69
Uruguay
0.86
20% lower
Youth Population (%)
ArgentinaArgentina
21.6%
Uruguay
18.29%
18% higher
Credit Card Ownership
UruguayArgentina
29.91% of adults
Uruguay
36.55% of adults
18% lower
Government Debt (% GDP)
UruguayArgentina
55% of GDP
Uruguay
66.4% of GDP
17% lower
Smoking Rate
ArgentinaArgentina
23.8%
Uruguay
20.5%
16% higher
Birth Rate
ArgentinaArgentina
10.47 per 1k
Uruguay
9.1 per 1k
16% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
UruguayArgentina
$30,431.19
Uruguay
$36,417.87
16% lower
Population Density
UruguayArgentina
16.64 /km²
Uruguay
19.36 /km²
14% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
UruguayArgentina
10.32%
Uruguay
11.96%
14% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
ArgentinaArgentina
38.21% of adults
Uruguay
33.55% of adults
14% higher
Spirits Consumption
UruguayArgentina
0.61 L/person/yr
Uruguay
0.70 L/person/yr
13% lower
Fertility Rate
ArgentinaArgentina
1.4 children/woman
Uruguay
1.3 children/woman
13% higher
Energy Use (Per Capita)
ArgentinaArgentina
1.8K kg oil eq/person
Uruguay
1.6K kg oil eq/person
13% higher
R&D Spending (% GDP)
UruguayArgentina
0.55% of GDP
Uruguay
0.63% of GDP
12% lower
Median Age
UruguayArgentina
32.1 years
Uruguay
35.8 years
10% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
ArgentinaArgentina
46.7% of adults
Uruguay
42.3% of adults
10% higher
Health Spending (% GDP)
ArgentinaArgentina
9.9% of GDP
Uruguay
8.9% of GDP
10% higher
Tobacco Use Prevalence
ArgentinaArgentina
23.2% of adults
Uruguay
21.3% of adults
9% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
ArgentinaArgentina
5.1 per 1k
Uruguay
4.7 per 1k
9% higher
Women in Senior Management
ArgentinaArgentina
36.39% of managers
Uruguay
33.76% of managers
8% higher
Milk Consumption per Person
UruguayArgentina
195.08 kg/person/yr
Uruguay
210.54 kg/person/yr
7% lower
Inequality (Gini)
ArgentinaArgentina
42.4
Uruguay
40
6% higher
Unemployment Rate
UruguayArgentina
7.9%
Uruguay
8.4%
6% lower
Digital Payments Used
ArgentinaArgentina
72.21% of adults
Uruguay
67.99% of adults
6% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
UruguayArgentina
0.83
Uruguay
0.88
5% lower
Obesity Rate
ArgentinaArgentina
36.03%
Uruguay
34.67%
4% higher
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
UruguayArgentina
140 per 100 people
Uruguay
146 per 100 people
4% lower
Internet Users (%)
UruguayArgentina
89.67%
Uruguay
91.99%
3% lower
Life Evaluation Score
UruguayArgentina
6.4 pts
Uruguay
6.6 pts
3% lower
Urban Population (%)
UruguayArgentina
92.27%
Uruguay
95.6%
3% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
ArgentinaArgentina
91.75% of adults
Uruguay
88.68% of adults
3% higher
Food Waste per Person
UruguayArgentina
141.64 kg/person/yr
Uruguay
145.45 kg/person/yr
3% lower
Teen Birth Rate
ArgentinaArgentina
26.41 per 1k
Uruguay
26.19 per 1k
1% higher
Dependency Ratio
UruguayArgentina
51.56% of working-age pop.
Uruguay
52.3% of working-age pop.
1% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
UruguayArgentina
36.45 hrs/week
Uruguay
36.84 hrs/week
1% lower
Skilled Birth Attendance (%)
UruguayArgentina
98.8%
Uruguay
100%
1% lower
Life Expectancy
UruguayArgentina
77.4 years
Uruguay
78.1 years
1% lower
Human Development Index
ArgentinaArgentina
0.86
Uruguay
0.86
equal
Coal Electricity Share
ArgentinaArgentina
1.8%
Uruguay
0%
ranked higher
Electricity Access (%)
ArgentinaArgentina
100%
Uruguay
100%
equal
Adult Literacy Rate
ArgentinaArgentina
99.14%
Uruguay
98.91%
equal
GDP Growth Rate
UruguayArgentina
-1.34%
Uruguay
3.1%
ranked lower
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
ArgentinaArgentina
0.09 per 1M people
Uruguay
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
UruguayArgentina
-105 m
Uruguay
0 m
ranked lower
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
UruguayArgentina
-1.1% of GDP
Uruguay
-0.5% of GDP
ranked lower
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
ArgentinaArgentina
1.8% of GDP
Uruguay
-4.89% of GDP
ranked higher
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