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Argentina vs Brazil
Side-by-side comparison of Argentina and Brazil from official statistics: size, economy, people, trade, natural resources, health, infrastructure and military, with world ranks, years and sources.
Argentina
Latin America & Caribbean · nation age 210 years
Brazil
Latin America & Caribbean · nation age 204 years
In short
Argentina scores 54.6 in the NationsTree Index (72nd in the world) and Brazil scores 51.4 (82nd), a gap of 3.3 points. Their trees are 23 m and 42 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.
Brazil has 4.6 times the population of Argentina. Brazil is 3.1 times larger than Argentina by land area. Brazil has an economy 3.3 times the size of Argentina (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Argentina 45.9 million and Brazil 212.8 million (2025).
GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $32,587 in Argentina and $23,433 in Brazil (2025, international dollars). People in Argentina live on average 1.5 years longer (77.5 vs 76.0 years).
Of 37 indicators reported by both countries, Argentina ranks higher in the world on 25 and Brazil on 12. Argentina is clearly stronger in society & health, institutions & safety and infrastructure & digital. Brazil is clearly stronger in environment & energy, science & innovation and military.
As a nation, Argentina is the older of the two (statehood since 1816, 210 years), compared with Brazil (since 1822). Over the last five years Argentina improved faster (direction score 19 vs 13 out of 100).
Where they differ most
The indicators with the biggest gap in world position between Argentina and Brazil.
Argentinabetter
-0.2%
40th of 192
Brazil
-7.4%
175th of 192
Renewable energyEnvironment & energy
Argentina
9.2%
149th of 212
Brazilbetter
46.5%
53rd of 212
PhysiciansSociety & health
Argentinabetter
5.11
9th of 174
Brazil
2.36
75th of 174
DPT immunizationSociety & health
Argentina
75%
157th of 193
Brazilbetter
91%
93rd of 193
GDP growthEconomy
Argentinabetter
4.4%
69th of 210
Brazil
2.3%
137th of 210
Over time
How the two countries moved against each other, from the yearly data.
Argentina overtook Brazil in the NationsTree Index in 2025, the latest year with data.
Argentina has been ahead of Brazil in GDP per person (PPP) and life expectancy in every year since 1990.
Brazil has been ahead of Argentina in GDP (PPP) and population in every year since 1990.
Strength by category
Average world percentile of the indicators in each category (0–100, direction taken into account). i
ArgentinaBrazil All indicators
Latest available value for each country with its year and world rank. Green: the better world position of the two, red: the weaker one.
| Indicator | Argentina | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Land & people | ||
| Surface area km² | 2,780,4008th/216 · 2024 | 8,510,4205th/216 · 2024 |
| Land area km² | 2,736,6908th/216 · 2024 | 8,358,1405th/216 · 2024 |
| Population people | 45.9 m35th/217 · 2025 | 212.8 m7th/217 · 2025 |
| Population growth % | 0.34%152nd/217 · 2025 | 0.38%150th/217 · 2025 |
| Population density people/km² | 16.7195th/216 · 2024 | 25.4181st/216 · 2024 |
| Urban population % | 92.4%25th/217 · 2025 | 88.2%39th/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 0–14 % | 21.0%117th/217 · 2025 | 19.4%128th/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 65+ % | 12.6%80th/217 · 2025 | 11.5%92nd/217 · 2025 |
| Economy | ||
| GDP USD | $683.10 bn24th/210 · 2025 | $2.28 trn11th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP (PPP) intl. USD | $1.49 trn28th/199 · 2025 | $4.99 trn8th/199 · 2025 |
| Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) intl. USD 2021 | $1.28 trn28th/199 · 2025 | $4.26 trn8th/199 · 2025 |
| GDP per person USD | $14,89886th/210 · 2025 | $10,713101st/210 · 2025 |
| GDP per person (PPP) intl. USD | $32,58779th/199 · 2025 | $23,43393rd/199 · 2025 |
| GNI per person (Atlas) USD | $14,65077th/201 · 2025 | $10,55092nd/201 · 2025 |
| GDP growth % | 4.4%69th/210 · 2025 | 2.3%137th/210 · 2025 |
| Inflation % | 219.9%180th/180 · 2024 | 5.0%138th/180 · 2025 |
| Unemployment % | 7.1%128th/187 · 2025 | 6.0%109th/187 · 2025 |
| Central government debt % of GDP | — | 81.9%43rd/55 · 2024 |
| General government gross debt % of GDP | 80.1%146th/189 · 2025 | 93.3%161st/189 · 2025 |
| Government budget balance % of GDP | -0.2%40th/192 · 2025 | -7.4%175th/192 · 2025 |
| Main industries | ||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing % of GDP | 5.5%103rd/197 · 2025 | 6.1%99th/197 · 2025 |
| Industry incl. construction % of GDP | 22.9%106th/200 · 2025 | 20.1%124th/200 · 2025 |
| Manufacturing % of GDP | 13.6%55th/192 · 2025 | 11.8%81st/192 · 2025 |
| Services % of GDP | 56.2%114th/200 · 2025 | 59.7%88th/200 · 2025 |
| Trade | ||
| Exports of goods & services USD | $106.26 bn48th/182 · 2025 | $406.30 bn25th/182 · 2025 |
| Imports of goods & services USD | $101.16 bn50th/182 · 2025 | $398.32 bn24th/182 · 2025 |
| Exports % of GDP | 15.6%161st/183 · 2025 | 17.8%153rd/183 · 2025 |
| Imports % of GDP | 14.8%177th/183 · 2025 | 17.5%171st/183 · 2025 |
| Trade openness % of GDP | 30.4%176th/183 · 2025 | 35.3%170th/183 · 2025 |
| Fuel exports % of merchandise exports | 9.1%52nd/170 · 2025 | 16.1%39th/170 · 2025 |
| Manufactures exports % of merchandise exports | 12.6%125th/171 · 2025 | 23.8%99th/171 · 2025 |
| Food exports % of merchandise exports | 50.1%29th/171 · 2025 | 40.7%40th/171 · 2025 |
| Ores & metals exports % of merchandise exports | 0.1%163rd/171 · 2025 | 12.2%36th/171 · 2025 |
| High-tech exports % of manufactured exports | 3.9%106th/168 · 2024 | 11.1%58th/168 · 2024 |
| Current account balance % of GDP | -1.1%93rd/191 · 2025 | -2.9%115th/191 · 2025 |
| Foreign direct investment, inflows % of GDP | 0.6%154th/196 · 2025 | 3.4%63rd/196 · 2025 |
| Natural resources | ||
| Natural resource rents % of GDP | 2.7%89th/209 · 2021 | 7.9%53rd/209 · 2021 |
| Oil rents % of GDP | 1.54%41st/197 · 2021 | 2.60%35th/197 · 2021 |
| Natural gas rents % of GDP | 0.39%41st/197 · 2021 | 0.07%63rd/197 · 2021 |
| Coal rents % of GDP | 0.00%65th/195 · 2021 | 0.01%49th/195 · 2021 |
| Mineral rents % of GDP | 0.58%53rd/209 · 2021 | 4.49%24th/209 · 2021 |
| Forest rents % of GDP | 0.14%103rd/209 · 2021 | 0.76%60th/209 · 2021 |
| Arable land % of land area | 17.1%63rd/206 · 2024 | 6.7%124th/206 · 2024 |
| Renewable freshwater per person m³ | 6,43160th/183 · 2022 | 26,91824th/183 · 2022 |
| Tourism | ||
| International tourist arrivals arrivals | 7.4 m28th/194 · 2019 | 6.4 m32nd/194 · 2019 |
| Tourism receipts USD | $1.70 bn57th/175 · 2020 | $3.10 bn40th/175 · 2020 |
| Tourism receipts % of exports | 2.6%116th/168 · 2020 | 1.3%144th/168 · 2020 |
| Outbound trips departures | 15.4 m14th/107 · 2019 | 10.6 m18th/107 · 2018 |
| Society & health | ||
| Life expectancy years | 77.580th/217 · 2024 | 76.099th/217 · 2024 |
| Under-5 mortality per 1,000 births | 9.570th/196 · 2024 | 14.297th/196 · 2024 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people | 5.119th/174 · 2023 | 2.3675th/174 · 2023 |
| Hospital beds per 1,000 people | 3.451st/145 · 2022 | 2.571st/145 · 2021 |
| DPT immunization % of children 12–23 months | 75%157th/193 · 2024 | 91%93rd/193 · 2024 |
| Completed lower secondary, 25+ % of adults | 56.4%2003 | 67.2%86th/153 · 2023 |
| Secondary enrolment % gross | 105.6%38th/173 · 2023 | 104.1%45th/173 · 2024 |
| Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) % of population | 56.6%24th/55 · 2022 | 52.3%28th/55 · 2022 |
| Old-age dependency ratio % of working-age population | 19.0%77th/217 · 2025 | 16.6%91st/217 · 2025 |
| Health spending % of GDP | 10.3%26th/193 · 2023 | 9.7%31st/193 · 2023 |
| Adult literacy % | 99.1%14th/98 · 2020 | 94.7%39th/98 · 2024 |
| Tertiary enrolment % gross | 107.8%9th/150 · 2023 | 69.7%49th/150 · 2024 |
| Human Development Index index 0–1 | 0.86547th/193 · 2023 | 0.78684th/193 · 2023 |
| Income inequality (Gini) index | 42.493rd/108 · 2024 | 50.3105th/108 · 2024 |
| Extreme poverty % of population | 1.0%50th/108 · 2024 | 3.0%69th/108 · 2024 |
| Infrastructure & digital | ||
| Access to electricity % of population | 98.4%140th/215 · 2024 | 99.8%126th/215 · 2024 |
| Safely managed drinking water % of population | — | 88.6%65th/150 · 2024 |
| Safely managed sanitation % of population | 48.5%2016 | 55.0%79th/144 · 2024 |
| Internet users % of population | 89.7%59th/186 · 2024 | 84.5%84th/186 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions per 100 people | 14040th/210 · 2024 | 102135th/210 · 2024 |
| Fixed broadband per 100 people | 26.172nd/208 · 2024 | 24.178th/208 · 2024 |
| Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) score 1–5 | 2.8063rd/164 · 2022 | 3.2046th/164 · 2022 |
| Rail lines route-km | 17,86611th/82 · 2019 | 32,6222007 |
| Air passengers carried passengers | 21.1 m33rd/161 · 2023 | 95.4 m10th/161 · 2023 |
| Environment & energy | ||
| CO₂ emissions per person t CO₂e | 4.01135th/203 · 2024 | 2.3295th/203 · 2024 |
| Renewable energy % of final energy use | 9.2%149th/212 · 2021 | 46.5%53rd/212 · 2021 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) µg/m³ | 14.379th/200 · 2023 | 13.468th/200 · 2023 |
| Forest area % of land area | 17.1%141st/214 · 2024 | 58.5%34th/214 · 2024 |
| Energy use per person kg oil eq. | 1,73765th/149 · 2024 | 1,52874th/149 · 2024 |
| Institutions & safety | ||
| Government effectiveness score 0–100 | 58.079th/205 · 2025 | 51.6111th/205 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption score 0–100 | 40.3125th/207 · 2025 | 40.4123rd/207 · 2025 |
| Rule of law score 0–100 | 56.9102nd/207 · 2025 | 50.6134th/207 · 2025 |
| Political stability score 0–100 | 68.4103rd/207 · 2025 | 58.9143rd/207 · 2025 |
| Regulatory quality score 0–100 | 53.9102nd/205 · 2025 | 47.9131st/205 · 2025 |
| Voice & accountability score 0–100 | 65.973rd/205 · 2025 | 65.576th/205 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate per 100,000 | 4.596th/145 · 2023 | 19.3129th/145 · 2023 |
| Military | ||
| Military expenditure USD | $3.88 bn52nd/156 · 2025 | $23.95 bn21st/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of GDP | 0.6%142nd/156 · 2025 | 1.1%111th/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of government spending | 1.8%144th/154 · 2025 | 2.2%138th/154 · 2025 |
| Armed forces personnel people | 103,00053rd/170 · 2020 | 762,0008th/170 · 2020 |
| Armed forces personnel % of labour force | 0.53%111th/168 · 2020 | 0.76%90th/168 · 2020 |
| Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 108.0 m47th/163 · 2025 | 462.0 m23rd/163 · 2025 |
| Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 1.0 m2011 | 153.0 m18th/65 · 2025 |
| Science & innovation | ||
| R&D spending % of GDP | 0.60%59th/110 · 2023 | 1.19%36th/110 · 2023 |
| Patent applications by residents applications | 44548th/137 · 2024 | 5,75214th/137 · 2024 |
| Scientific articles articles | 8,58947th/197 · 2023 | 58,29213th/197 · 2023 |
Questions and answers
Which has more people, Argentina or Brazil?
Brazil has the larger population: 212.8 m (2025) compared with 45.9 m for Argentina (2025). Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL.
Which is bigger by area, Argentina or Brazil?
Brazil is larger: 8,510,420 km² (2024) compared with 2,780,400 km² for Argentina (2024). Source: World Bank, AG.SRF.TOTL.K2.
Which economy is larger, Argentina or Brazil?
Brazil has the larger economy at purchasing power parity: $4.99 trn intl. (2025) compared with $1.49 trn intl. for Argentina (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD.
Which is richer per person, Argentina or Brazil?
Argentina has the higher GDP per person (PPP): $32,587 intl. (2025) compared with $23,433 intl. for Brazil (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD.
Where do people live longer, in Argentina or Brazil?
Argentina has the higher life expectancy at birth: 77.5 years (2024) compared with 76.0 years for Brazil (2024). Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN.
Which spends more on the military, Argentina or Brazil?
Brazil spends more on the military: $23.95 bn (2025) compared with $3.88 bn for Argentina (2025). Source: World Bank, MS.MIL.XPND.CD.
Which ranks higher in the NationsTree Index, Argentina or Brazil?
Argentina: 54.6 points (72nd in the world); Brazil: 51.4 points (82nd). The index combines foundations, economic strength, quality of life, problems and 5-year direction from public statistics.
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Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Argentina vs Brazil — country comparison. https://nationstree.org/compare/argentina-vs-brazil. Data as of 26 October 2026.