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Argentina vs France: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 109 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Argentina
arg
Leads on 39 of 109 metrics
France
fra
Leads on 59 of 109 metrics

Summary

Comparing Argentina and France: Argentina leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (669,800) against France (1.31); Argentina leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (806,000) against France (1.71); Argentina leads on Oil Consumption (618,000) against France (1.86). Across 109 compared metrics, Argentina wins on 39 and France wins on 59.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 44 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇷 Argentina🇫🇷 FranceShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)89.67 %★88.65 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 89% (2023 est.)percent of population: 87% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score56.14 points76.62 points★
Radios24.355.3★
Televisions7.9534.8★
Waterways11,000metropolitan France: 8,501 km (1,621 km navigable by craft up to 3,000 metric tons) (2010)

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇦🇷 Argentina🇫🇷 FranceShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country58.75B $★58.37B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars826.08B $3.37T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)NA0 %
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)26.58 %★1.29 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.6 % of GDP11.3 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index57.576.8★
Electricity Consumption121450.8★
Electricity Exports5561.41★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels69★17
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants24★15
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels450★
Electricity from Other Renewables319★
Electricity Imports9.8519.9★
Electricity Installed Capacity38.35130.8★
Electricity Production131.9529.1★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)78.5 USD per capita123.53 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient42.4★31.2
Gross Fixed Investment19.219.9★
Gross National Saving17.622.9★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-7.2 %0.7 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)73.1 %2 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.6 % of GDP2.1 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption49.04★41.88
Natural Gas Exports76.45★6.03
Natural Gas Imports9.8348.59★
Natural Gas Production40.92★16.99
Natural Gas Proved Reserves336.6★8.41
Oil Consumption618,000★1.86
Oil Exports238,100487,200★
Oil Imports19,380★2.22
Oil Production763,600★84,820
Oil Proved Reserves2.5191.63★
Population Below Poverty Line41.7 people15.6 people★
Public Debt55★98.5
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)-1.7 USD1.2 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption806,000★1.71
Refined Petroleum Products Exports58,360440,600★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports121,400886,800★
Refined Petroleum Products Production669,800★1.31
Remittances0.21.2★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.09★0.03
Taxes and Other Revenues1023.1★
Unemployment Rate7.9 %7.4 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇦🇷 Argentina🇫🇷 FranceShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-7.35M★-6.11M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions198.14★303.78
Population Distributionone third of the population lives in Buenos Aires; pockets of agglomeration occur throughout the northern and central parts of the country; Patagonia to the south remains sparsely populatedmuch of the population is concentrated in the north and southeast; although there are many urban agglomerations throughout the country, Paris is by far the largest city, with Lyon ranked a distant second
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country128 Cubic meters per year★120 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources876.24★211

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇷 Argentina🇫🇷 FranceShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.46 %4.22 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)185.74★135.5
Agricultural land1.22M sq. km★281,003.2 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)4,989 km★4,853 km
Dam capacity per capita2,844.98 cubic meters per inhabitant★148.88 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land13,91014,236★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇷 Argentina🇫🇷 FranceShare
Rule of Law Index by Country36.1 %82.08 %★
Administrative Divisions23★18
Independence9no official date of independence: 486 (Frankish tribes unified under Merovingian kingship); 10 August 843 (Western Francia established from the division of the Carolingian Empire); 14 July 1789 (French monarchy overthrown); 22 September 1792 (First French
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇦🇷 Argentina🇫🇷 FranceShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)21.2710.94★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)14★6.5
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.7 % of GDP12.3 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.4 %0.3 %★
Hospital Bed Density3.3 people/sq km6 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)33 %7 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)28.3 %21.6 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS140,000★190,000
Underweight Children Under 51.7NA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇦🇷 Argentina🇫🇷 FranceShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)103,000304,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇦🇷 Argentina🇫🇷 FranceShare
Currently married (Percent)47.97 %52.51 %★
Human Capital Index0.620.76★
Life expectancy at birth81.53 years86.69 years★
Median age of population33.29 years42.51 years★
Population Change187,245.8 persons★62,507.4 persons
Population density16.47 per sq. km★121.19 per sq. km
Total population46.01M persons66.75M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.630.8★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-BA-B
Birth Rate (%)10.47 %10.88 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate70.1 %NA
Death Rate (%)7.94 %★9.91 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.9 % of GDP★5.3 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age11.64M persons13.97M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate22.2931.73★
Learning-adjusted years of school8.91 years11.25 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days180 days★
Major Urban Areas Population15.49 people★11.21 people
Mean Male Height (cm)174.62179.74★
Military Manpower at Military Age20★18
Military Service Age and Obligation18generally 17-30 years of age for both men and women with some variations by service, position, and enlisted versus officer; 17-40 for National Gendarmerie; basic service contract is for 12 months; no conscription (abolished 2001) (2025) note 1: a 10-month
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization86.33 %★62.53 %
Physician Density5.11 people/sq km★3.28 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.26 %★0.2 %
Population living in slums14.04 %★0 %
Total deaths316,084.1 persons★607,731.9 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)67.94 %70.02 %★
Total fertility rate1.47 per woman1.56 per woman★
Total net-migration4,156.3 persons66,501.8 persons★
Under-five mortality rate9.74 per live births3.49 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇷 Argentina🇫🇷 FranceShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.411.35★
Airports7641,218★
Civil Air Travel56195★
Heliports148405★

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