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Argentina vs Iran: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 119 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Argentina
arg
Leads on 66 of 119 metrics
Iran
irn
Leads on 45 of 119 metrics

Summary

Comparing Argentina and Iran: Argentina leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (806,000) against Iran (1.80); Argentina leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (669,800) against Iran (1.76); Argentina leads on Oil Consumption (618,000) against Iran (1.84). Across 119 compared metrics, Argentina wins on 66 and Iran wins on 45.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 49 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: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇦🇷 Argentina🇮🇷 IranShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)89.67 %★85.34 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)89.23 %★79.63 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 89% (2023 est.)percent of population: 80% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score56.14 points★16.22 points
Radios24.3★17
Televisions7.95★4.61
Waterways11,000★850

Economy

49 metrics
Metric🇦🇷 Argentina🇮🇷 IranShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country58.75B $★58.51B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars826.08B $★584.26B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)15.84 %44.35 %★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)NANA
Coal Revenue00.01★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)26.58 %★18 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.6 % of GDP★8.7 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index57.567.8★
Electricity Consumption121236.3★
Electricity Exports55★6.82
Electricity from Fossil Fuels6984★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants24★15
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels4★1
Electricity from Other Renewables3★0
Electricity Imports9.85★4.22
Electricity Installed Capacity38.3577.6★
Electricity Production131.9272.3★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)78.5 USD per capita160.78 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient42.4★35.9
Gross Fixed Investment19.231.2★
Gross National Saving17.637.9★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-7.2 %2.8 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)73.1 %32.5 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.6 % of GDP2 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption49.04206.9★
Natural Gas Exports76.45★11.64
Natural Gas Imports9.83★3.99
Natural Gas Production40.92214.5★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves336.6★33.72
Number of AI Patents Filed7 patents★1 patents
Oil Consumption618,000★1.85
Oil Exports238,100★2.52
Oil Imports19,380297,100★
Oil Production763,600★4.25
Oil Proved Reserves2.51137★
Population Below Poverty Line35.5 people18.7 people★
Public Debt5539.5★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)-1.7 USD3 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption806,000★1.8
Refined Petroleum Products Exports58,360397,200★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports121,400★64,160
Refined Petroleum Products Production669,800★1.76
Remittances0.2★0
Revenue from Forest Resources0.09★0.01
Robotics Research Funding0.52 USD0.73 USD★
Taxes and Other Revenues11.1517.3★
Top Exporting Countries97.35B USD111.93B USD★
Unemployment Rate7.9 %★9.2 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate61.91 %40.97 %★

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇦🇷 Argentina🇮🇷 IranShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-7.35M★2.96M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions198.14★823.36
Continental Shelf200not specific;
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 populatedpopulation is concentrated in the north, northwest, and west, reflecting the position of the Zagros and Elburz Mountains; the vast, dry areas in the center and eastern parts of the country, around the deserts of the Dasht-e Kavir and Dasht-e Lut, have a m
Protected Land Area for Adaptation8.91 sq km★7.96 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country128 Cubic meters per year★49.3 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources876.24★137

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇷 Argentina🇮🇷 IranShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.46 %1.23 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)185.74★137.67
Agricultural land1.22M sq. km★472,428 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)4,989 km★2,440 km
Dam capacity per capita2,844.98 cubic meters per inhabitant★477.98 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land13,91079,721★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇷 Argentina🇮🇷 IranShare
Rule of Law Index by Country36.1 %★10.13 %
Administrative Divisions2331★
Independence9★1
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇦🇷 Argentina🇮🇷 IranShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)21.22★35.66
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)14★9
Health Care Spending per Capita3,770.41 USD★1,193.5 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.7 % of GDP★5.8 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.4 %(2021 est.) <0.1%
Hospital Bed Density3.3 people/sq km★1.9 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)33 %16 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)28.3 %25.8 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS140,00054,000★
Underweight Children Under 52★4.3

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇦🇷 Argentina🇮🇷 IranShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)103,000650,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇦🇷 Argentina🇮🇷 IranShare
Currently married (Percent)47.97 %67.96 %★
Human Capital Index0.62★0.61
Life expectancy at birth81.53 years81.67 years★
Median age of population33.29 years34.48 years★
Population Change187,245.8 persons782,588.4 persons★
Population density16.47 per sq. km★57.41 per sq. km
Total population46.01M persons93.27M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.63★0.06
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-B★A
Birth Rate (%)10.47 %11.24 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate70.1 %NA
Death Rate (%)7.94 %4.42 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.9 % of GDP★2.8 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age11.64M persons24.90M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate22.2928.58★
Learning-adjusted years of school8.91 years★8.35 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population15.49 people★9.5 people
Mean Male Height (cm)174.62★173.57
Military Manpower at Military Age2021★
Military Service Age and Obligation18★16
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization86.33 %★84.83 %
Physician Density5.11 people/sq km★1.81 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.26 %★-0.87 %
Population living in slums14.04 %43.64 %★
Total deaths316,084.1 persons★390,941 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)67.94 %★59.47 %
Total fertility rate1.47 per woman1.66 per woman★
Total net-migration4,156.3 persons66,609.8 persons★
Under-five mortality rate9.74 per live births★9.78 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇷 Argentina🇮🇷 IranShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.41★0.21
Airports764★177
Civil Air Travel56★48
Heliports148★90

Other

1 metric
Metric🇦🇷 Argentina🇮🇷 IranShare
Current Bank Rate29 %★23 %

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