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Argentina vs Oman: Compare Statistics

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

Argentina
arg
Leads on 60 of 113 metrics
Oman
omn
Leads on 44 of 113 metrics

Summary

Comparing Argentina and Oman: Argentina leads on Total Renewable Water Resources (876.24) against Oman (1.40); Argentina leads on Dam capacity per capita (2,845 cubic meters per inhabitant) against Oman (18.85 cubic meters per inhabitant); Argentina leads on Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country (128 Cubic meters per year) against Oman (1.30 Cubic meters per year). Across 113 compared metrics, Argentina wins on 60 and Oman wins on 44.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 44 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: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇦🇷 Argentina🇴🇲 OmanShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)89.67 %95.25 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)89.67 %95.25 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 89% (2023 est.)percent of population: 95% (2024 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score56.14 points★42.29 points
Radios24.3★1.4
Televisions7.95★1.6
Waterways10,950none

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇦🇷 Argentina🇴🇲 OmanShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country58.75B $★3.00B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars826.08B $★129.80B $
Apple Import Volume2.10M tonnes33.39M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)NA2 %
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)26.58 %★5.2 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.6 % of GDP★4.1 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index57.593.5★
Electricity Consumption121★28.92
Electricity Exports55★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels69100★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants24★0
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels4★0
Electricity from Other Renewables3★0
Electricity Imports9.85★0
Electricity Installed Capacity38.35★8.17
Electricity Production131.9★32.16
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)78.5 USD per capita296.59 USD per capita★
Gross Fixed Investment19.225.5★
Gross National Saving17.6★16.1
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-7.2 %0.2 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)73.1 %1 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.6 % of GDP6 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption49.04★21.94
Natural Gas Exports76.45★11.16
Natural Gas Imports9.83★1.98
Natural Gas Production40.92★31.23
Natural Gas Proved Reserves336.6651.3★
Oil Consumption618,000★142,000
Oil Exports238,100592,300★
Oil Imports19,38027,970★
Oil Production763,600867,900★
Oil Proved Reserves2.515.5★
Population Below Poverty Line35.5 peopleNA
Public Debt5546.9★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)-1.7 USD1.7 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption806,000★188,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports58,360★33,700
Refined Petroleum Products Imports121,400★6,041
Refined Petroleum Products Production669,800★229,600
Remittances0.2★0
Revenue from Forest Resources0.09★0
Taxes and Other Revenues11.1531.3★
Unemployment Rate7.9 %3.2 %★

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇦🇷 Argentina🇴🇲 OmanShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-7.35M★2.85M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions198.1484.07★
Continental Shelf200to be defined;
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 populatedthe vast majority of the population is located in and around the Al Hagar Mountains in the north; another smaller cluster is found around the city of Salalah in the far south; most of the country remains sparsely populated
Protected Land Area for Adaptation8.91 sq km33.1 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country128 Cubic meters per year★1.3 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources876.24★1.4

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇷 Argentina🇴🇲 OmanShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.46 %0.82 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)185.74★107.67
Agricultural land1.22M sq. km★14,750.24 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)4,989 km★2,092 km
Dam capacity per capita2,844.98 cubic meters per inhabitant★18.85 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land13,910★1,162

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇷 Argentina🇴🇲 OmanShare
Rule of Law Index by Country36.1 %66.99 %★
Administrative Divisions23★11
Independence9165★
Suffrage Participation Rate1821★

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇦🇷 Argentina🇴🇲 OmanShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)21.389.82★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)1417★
Health Care Spending per Capita3,770.41 USD★1,306.15 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.7 % of GDP★4.4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.4 %0.1 %★
Hospital Bed Density3.3 people/sq km★1.2 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)33 %13 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)28.3 %27 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS140,0002,500★
Underweight Children Under 52★11.2

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇦🇷 Argentina🇴🇲 OmanShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)103,000★47,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇦🇷 Argentina🇴🇲 OmanShare
Currently married (Percent)47.97 %52.82 %★
Human Capital Index0.620.65★
Life expectancy at birth81.53 years84.15 years★
Median age of population33.29 years★29.95 years
Population Change187,245.8 persons255,617.6 persons★
Population density16.47 per sq. km★18.65 per sq. km
Total population46.01M persons★5.71M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.63★0.22
Birth Rate (%)10.47 %20.65 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate70.1 %★29.7 %
Death Rate (%)7.94 %3.17 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.9 % of GDP★4.3 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age11.64M persons★1.23M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate22.29★2.7
Learning-adjusted years of school8.91 years9.75 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population15.49 people★1.65 people
Mean Male Height (cm)174.62★169.16
Military Manpower at Military Age20★14
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization86.33 %★80.8 %
Physician Density5.11 people/sq km★1.99 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.26 %1.7 %★
Population living in slums14.04 %★-0.34 %
Total deaths316,084.1 persons9,193.9 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)67.94 %★35.13 %
Total fertility rate1.47 per woman2.46 per woman★
Total net-migration4,156.3 persons172,137.8 persons★
Under-five mortality rate9.74 per live births9.64 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇷 Argentina🇴🇲 OmanShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.410.94★
Airports764★37
Civil Air Travel56★19
Heliports148★20

Other

1 metric
Metric🇦🇷 Argentina🇴🇲 OmanShare
Current Bank Rate29 %★4.5 %

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