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Argentina vs Iceland: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 113 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Argentina
arg
Leads on 58 of 113 metrics
Iceland
isl
Leads on 45 of 113 metrics

Summary

Comparing Argentina and Iceland: Argentina leads on Irrigated Land (13,910) against Iceland (0.50); Iceland leads on Major Urban Areas Population (216,000 people) against Argentina (15.49 people); Iceland leads on Televisions (98,000) against Argentina (7.95). Across 113 compared metrics, Argentina wins on 58 and Iceland wins on 45.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 46 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 27 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇦🇷 Argentina🇮🇸 IcelandShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)89.67 %98.21 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)89.23 %99.83 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 89% (2023 est.)percent of population: 100% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score56.14 points81.36 points★
Radios24.3260,000★
Televisions7.9598,000★
Waterways10,950none

Economy

46 metrics
Metric🇦🇷 Argentina🇮🇸 IcelandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country58.75B $★1.21B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars826.08B $★39.63B $
Apple Import Volume2.10M tonnes3.66M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)NA5.4 %
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)26.58 %★7.26 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.6 % of GDP★8.5 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index57.579★
Electricity Consumption121★17.68
Electricity Exports55★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels69★4
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants2471★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels4★0
Electricity from Other Renewables325★
Electricity Imports9.85★0
Electricity Installed Capacity38.35★2.77
Electricity Production131.9★18.17
Gini Index Coefficient42.4★26.6
Gross Fixed Investment19.2★14.5
Gross National Saving17.625.8★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-7.2 %-2.3 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)73.1 %5.9 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.7 % of GDP★0.3 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption49.04★0
Natural Gas Exports76.45★0
Natural Gas Imports9.83★0
Natural Gas Production40.92★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves336.6★0
Oil Consumption618,000★17,430
Oil Exports238,100★1,209
Oil Imports19,380★15,530
Oil Production763,600★0
Oil Proved Reserves2.51★0
Population Below Poverty Line41.7 people8.8 people★
Public Debt55★80.7
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)-1.7 USD0.5 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption806,000★20,850
Refined Petroleum Products Exports58,360★2,530
Refined Petroleum Products Imports121,400★20,220
Refined Petroleum Products Production669,800★0
Remittances0.20.7★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.09★0
Taxes and Other Revenues1023.3★
Top Exporting Countries97.35B USD★14.12B USD
Unemployment Rate7.9 %3.2 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate61.91 %★74.93 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇦🇷 Argentina🇮🇸 IcelandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-7.35M★294,776
Carbon Dioxide Emissions198.143.1★
Continental Shelf200edge of continental margin or 200 nm;
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 populatedIceland is almost entirely urban, with half of the population located in and around the capital of Reykjavik; smaller clusters are primarily found along the coast in the north and west
Protected Land Area for Adaptation8.91 sq km21.13 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country128 Cubic meters per year★24 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources876.24★170

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇷 Argentina🇮🇸 IcelandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.46 %★0.16 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)185.74★23.66
Agricultural land1.22M sq. km★18,720 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)4,989 km★4,970 km
Dam capacity per capita2,844.98 cubic meters per inhabitant5,604.12 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land13,910★0.5

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇷 Argentina🇮🇸 IcelandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country36.1 %96.93 %★
Administrative Divisions2364★
Independence9★1
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇦🇷 Argentina🇮🇸 IcelandShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)21.277.94★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)14★6.9
Health Care Spending per Capita3,770.41 USD7,810.82 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.7 % of GDP★8.6 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.4 %0.1 %★
Hospital Bed Density3.3 people/sq km★2.8 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)33 %3 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)28.3 %21.9 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS140,000note: estimate does not include children
Underweight Children Under 51.7NA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇦🇷 Argentina🇮🇸 IcelandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)103,000★0

People and Society

27 metrics
Metric🇦🇷 Argentina🇮🇸 IcelandShare
Currently married (Percent)47.97 %★47.72 %
Human Capital Index0.620.74★
Life expectancy at birth81.53 years84.66 years★
Median age of population33.29 years36.28 years★
Population Change187,245.8 persons★3,714.6 persons
Population density16.47 per sq. km4.05 per sq. km★
Total population46.01M persons★403,136.5 persons
Academic Freedom Index0.630.76★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-BC★
Birth Rate (%)10.47 %12.47 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate70.1 %NA
Death Rate (%)7.94 %6.62 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.9 % of GDP7.3 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age11.64M persons★96,725.95 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate22.29248,400★
Learning-adjusted years of school8.91 years10.48 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days288 days★
Major Urban Areas Population15.49 people216,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)174.62180.49★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization86.33 %★76.4 %
Physician Density5.11 people/sq km★4.37 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.26 %0.82 %★
Population living in slums14.04 %★0 %
Total deaths316,084.1 persons2,727.1 persons★
Total fertility rate1.47 per woman★1.38 per woman
Total net-migration4,156.3 persons★2,246.8 persons
Under-five mortality rate9.74 per live births0.48 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇷 Argentina🇮🇸 IcelandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.4114.35★
Airports764★82
Civil Air Travel56★20
Heliports148★1

Other

1 metric
Metric🇦🇷 Argentina🇮🇸 IcelandShare
Current Bank Rate29 %★7.75 %

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