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Argentina vs South Korea: Compare Statistics

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

Argentina
arg
Leads on 46 of 109 metrics
South Korea
kor
Leads on 54 of 109 metrics

Summary

Comparing Argentina and South Korea: Argentina leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (806,000) against South Korea (2.58); Argentina leads on Oil Consumption (618,000) against South Korea (2.25); Argentina leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (669,800) against South Korea (3.30). Across 109 compared metrics, Argentina wins on 46 and South Korea wins on 54.

  • 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🇰🇷 South KoreaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)89.67 %97.9 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 89% (2023 est.)percent of population: 97% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score56.14 points64.06 points★
Radios24.347.5★
Televisions7.9515.9★
Waterways11,000★1,600

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇦🇷 Argentina🇰🇷 South KoreaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country58.75B $★30.14B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars826.08B $1.91T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)NA1.5 %
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)26.58 %★3.48 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.6 % of GDP★7.6 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index57.593.4★
Electricity Consumption121507.6★
Electricity Exports55★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels6970★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants24★2
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels421★
Electricity from Other Renewables38★
Electricity Imports9.85★0
Electricity Installed Capacity38.35111.2★
Electricity Production131.9526★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)78.5 USD per capita234.67 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient42.4★32.9
Gross Fixed Investment19.227.4★
Gross National Saving17.636.6★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-7.2 %1.1 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)73.1 %2.3 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.6 % of GDP2.3 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption49.04★45.28
Natural Gas Exports76.45★0
Natural Gas Imports9.8348.65★
Natural Gas Production40.92339.8★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves336.6★7.08
Oil Consumption618,000★2.25
Oil Exports238,100907,100★
Oil Imports19,380★3.07
Oil Production763,600★48,400
Oil Proved Reserves2.51★0
Population Below Poverty Line39.2 people14.4 people★
Public Debt5552.3★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)-1.7 USD1.4 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption806,000★2.58
Refined Petroleum Products Exports58,360★1.4
Refined Petroleum Products Imports121,400908,800★
Refined Petroleum Products Production669,800★3.3
Remittances0.20.4★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.09★0.01
Taxes and Other Revenues1015.7★
Unemployment Rate7.9 %2.7 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇦🇷 Argentina🇰🇷 South KoreaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-7.35M★-5.50M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions198.14★644.23
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 population is primarily concentrated in the lowland areas, where density is high; Gyeonggi Province in the northwest, which surrounds the capital of Seoul and contains the port of Incheon, is the most densely populated province; Gangwon in the northea
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country128 Cubic meters per year★13.3 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources876.24★69.7

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇷 Argentina🇰🇷 South KoreaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.46 %11.86 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)185.74★131.69
Agricultural land1.22M sq. km★15,174 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)4,989 km★2,413 km
Dam capacity per capita2,844.98 cubic meters per inhabitant★362.21 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land13,910★7,780

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇷 Argentina🇰🇷 South KoreaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country36.1 %85.98 %★
Administrative Divisions23★9
Independence915★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇦🇷 Argentina🇰🇷 South KoreaShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)21.2711.56★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)14★9.6
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.7 % of GDP9.7 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.4 %NA
Hospital Bed Density3.3 people/sq km12.8 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)33 %4 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)28.3 %4.7 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS140,000NA
Underweight Children Under 520.4★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇦🇷 Argentina🇰🇷 South KoreaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)103,000569,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇦🇷 Argentina🇰🇷 South KoreaShare
Currently married (Percent)47.97 %★42.12 %
Human Capital Index0.620.8★
Life expectancy at birth81.53 years87.65 years★
Median age of population33.29 years46.18 years★
Population Change187,245.8 persons★-34,023.3 persons
Population density16.47 per sq. km★521.76 per sq. km
Total population46.01M persons51.62M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.630.85★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-B★AA-A
Birth Rate (%)10.47 %★4.29 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate70.1 %82.3 %★
Death Rate (%)7.94 %6.94 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.9 % of GDP★5.8 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age11.64M persons★10.86M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate22.2929.71★
Learning-adjusted years of school8.91 years11.74 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days365 days★
Major Urban Areas Population15.49 people★9.99 people
Mean Male Height (cm)174.62174.92★
Military Manpower at Military Age20★18
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization86.33 %90.48 %★
Physician Density5.11 people/sq km★2.61 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.26 %★-0.09 %
Population living in slums14.04 %★5.46 %
Total deaths316,084.1 persons★375,161.5 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)67.94 %★54.27 %
Total fertility rate1.47 per woman★0.72 per woman
Total net-migration4,156.3 persons106,057.5 persons★
Under-five mortality rate9.74 per live births2.38 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇷 Argentina🇰🇷 South KoreaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.411.32★
Airports764★92
Civil Air Travel5693★
Heliports1481,280★

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