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Argentina vs Canada
Side-by-side comparison of Argentina and Canada 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
In short
Canada scores 76.0 in the NationsTree Index (16th in the world) and Argentina scores 54.6 (72nd), a gap of 21.4 points. Their trees are 23 m and 36 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.
Argentina has 10% more people than Canada. Canada is 5.6 times larger than Argentina by land area. The economy of Canada is 86% larger than that of Argentina (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Argentina 45.9 million and Canada 41.7 million (2025).
GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $66,746 in Canada and $32,587 in Argentina (2025, international dollars). People in Canada live on average 4.6 years longer (82.1 vs 77.5 years).
Of 35 indicators reported by both countries, Argentina ranks higher in the world on 8 and Canada on 27. Canada is clearly stronger in institutions & safety, tourism and science & innovation.
As a nation, Argentina is the older of the two (statehood since 1816, 210 years), compared with Canada (since 1867). Over the last five years Canada improved faster (direction score 46 vs 19 out of 100).
Where they differ most
The indicators with the biggest gap in world position between Argentina and Canada.
Argentina
219.9%
180th of 180
Canadabetter
2.1%
60th of 180
Access to electricityInfrastructure & digital
Argentina
98.4%
140th of 215
Canadabetter
100.0%
1st of 215
Income inequality (Gini)Society & health
Argentina
42.4
93rd of 108
Canadabetter
31.5
33rd of 108
Control of corruptionInstitutions & safety
Argentina
40.3
125th of 207
Canadabetter
80.2
16th of 207
Regulatory qualityInstitutions & safety
Argentina
53.9
102nd of 205
Canadabetter
80.3
15th of 205
Over time
How the two countries moved against each other, from the yearly data.
Canada has been ahead of Argentina in the NationsTree Index in every year since 1995.
Canada has been ahead of Argentina in GDP per person (PPP), GDP (PPP) and life expectancy in every year since 1990.
Argentina has been ahead of Canada in 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
ArgentinaCanada 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 | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| Land & people | ||
| Surface area km² | 2,780,4008th/216 · 2024 | 15,634,4102nd/216 · 2024 |
| Land area km² | 2,736,6908th/216 · 2024 | 8,788,7004th/216 · 2024 |
| Population people | 45.9 m35th/217 · 2025 | 41.7 m38th/217 · 2025 |
| Population growth % | 0.34%152nd/217 · 2025 | 0.94%104th/217 · 2025 |
| Population density people/km² | 16.7195th/216 · 2024 | 4.7207th/216 · 2024 |
| Urban population % | 92.4%25th/217 · 2025 | 82.9%51st/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 0–14 % | 21.0%117th/217 · 2025 | 15.0%180th/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 65+ % | 12.6%80th/217 · 2025 | 20.3%37th/217 · 2025 |
| Economy | ||
| GDP USD | $683.10 bn24th/210 · 2025 | $2.32 trn10th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP (PPP) intl. USD | $1.49 trn28th/199 · 2025 | $2.78 trn16th/199 · 2025 |
| Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) intl. USD 2021 | $1.28 trn28th/199 · 2025 | $2.42 trn16th/199 · 2025 |
| GDP per person USD | $14,89886th/210 · 2025 | $55,69830th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP per person (PPP) intl. USD | $32,58779th/199 · 2025 | $66,74630th/199 · 2025 |
| GNI per person (Atlas) USD | $14,65077th/201 · 2025 | $56,42022nd/201 · 2025 |
| GDP growth % | 4.4%69th/210 · 2025 | 1.7%155th/210 · 2025 |
| Inflation % | 219.9%180th/180 · 2024 | 2.1%60th/180 · 2025 |
| Unemployment % | 7.1%128th/187 · 2025 | 6.9%125th/187 · 2025 |
| Central government debt % of GDP | — | 64.1%33rd/55 · 2024 |
| General government gross debt % of GDP | 80.1%146th/189 · 2025 | 113.6%176th/189 · 2025 |
| Government budget balance % of GDP | -0.2%40th/192 · 2025 | -1.7%68th/192 · 2025 |
| Main industries | ||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing % of GDP | 5.5%103rd/197 · 2025 | 1.9%148th/197 · 2022 |
| Industry incl. construction % of GDP | 22.9%106th/200 · 2025 | 27.4%68th/200 · 2022 |
| Manufacturing % of GDP | 13.6%55th/192 · 2025 | 9.3%109th/192 · 2022 |
| Services % of GDP | 56.2%114th/200 · 2025 | 64.1%61st/200 · 2022 |
| Trade | ||
| Exports of goods & services USD | $106.26 bn48th/182 · 2025 | $726.88 bn15th/182 · 2025 |
| Imports of goods & services USD | $101.16 bn50th/182 · 2025 | $746.50 bn13th/182 · 2025 |
| Exports % of GDP | 15.6%161st/183 · 2025 | 31.3%110th/183 · 2025 |
| Imports % of GDP | 14.8%177th/183 · 2025 | 32.2%125th/183 · 2025 |
| Trade openness % of GDP | 30.4%176th/183 · 2025 | 63.5%121st/183 · 2025 |
| Fuel exports % of merchandise exports | 9.1%52nd/170 · 2025 | 26.7%32nd/170 · 2025 |
| Manufactures exports % of merchandise exports | 12.6%125th/171 · 2025 | 40.3%74th/171 · 2025 |
| Food exports % of merchandise exports | 50.1%29th/171 · 2025 | 13.6%96th/171 · 2025 |
| Ores & metals exports % of merchandise exports | 0.1%163rd/171 · 2025 | 7.6%48th/171 · 2025 |
| High-tech exports % of manufactured exports | 3.9%106th/168 · 2024 | 16.1%46th/168 · 2024 |
| Current account balance % of GDP | -1.1%93rd/191 · 2025 | -0.9%90th/191 · 2025 |
| Foreign direct investment, inflows % of GDP | 0.6%154th/196 · 2025 | 3.0%71st/196 · 2025 |
| Natural resources | ||
| Natural resource rents % of GDP | 2.7%89th/209 · 2021 | 4.9%73rd/209 · 2021 |
| Oil rents % of GDP | 1.54%41st/197 · 2021 | 2.83%33rd/197 · 2021 |
| Natural gas rents % of GDP | 0.39%41st/197 · 2021 | 0.79%33rd/197 · 2021 |
| Coal rents % of GDP | 0.00%65th/195 · 2021 | 0.07%32nd/195 · 2021 |
| Mineral rents % of GDP | 0.58%53rd/209 · 2021 | 1.18%43rd/209 · 2021 |
| Forest rents % of GDP | 0.14%103rd/209 · 2021 | 0.07%123rd/209 · 2021 |
| Arable land % of land area | 17.1%63rd/206 · 2024 | 4.3%141st/206 · 2024 |
| Renewable freshwater per person m³ | 6,43160th/183 · 2022 | 73,1706th/183 · 2022 |
| Tourism | ||
| International tourist arrivals arrivals | 7.4 m28th/194 · 2019 | 32.4 m9th/194 · 2019 |
| Tourism receipts USD | $1.70 bn57th/175 · 2020 | $19.99 bn2011 |
| Tourism receipts % of exports | 2.6%116th/168 · 2020 | 3.7%2011 |
| Outbound trips departures | 15.4 m14th/107 · 2019 | 37.8 m4th/107 · 2019 |
| Society & health | ||
| Life expectancy years | 77.580th/217 · 2024 | 82.134th/217 · 2024 |
| Under-5 mortality per 1,000 births | 9.570th/196 · 2024 | 5.443rd/196 · 2024 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people | 5.119th/174 · 2023 | 2.8264th/174 · 2023 |
| Hospital beds per 1,000 people | 3.451st/145 · 2022 | 2.570th/145 · 2022 |
| DPT immunization % of children 12–23 months | 75%157th/193 · 2024 | 92%86th/193 · 2024 |
| Completed lower secondary, 25+ % of adults | 56.4%2003 | 96.4%22nd/153 · 2024 |
| Secondary enrolment % gross | 105.6%38th/173 · 2023 | 104.3%44th/173 · 2023 |
| Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) % of population | 56.6%24th/55 · 2022 | — |
| Old-age dependency ratio % of working-age population | 19.0%77th/217 · 2025 | 31.3%36th/217 · 2025 |
| Health spending % of GDP | 10.3%26th/193 · 2023 | 11.3%14th/193 · 2024 |
| Adult literacy % | 99.1%14th/98 · 2020 | — |
| Tertiary enrolment % gross | 107.8%9th/150 · 2023 | 76.3%39th/150 · 2023 |
| Human Development Index index 0–1 | 0.86547th/193 · 2023 | 0.93916th/193 · 2023 |
| Income inequality (Gini) index | 42.493rd/108 · 2024 | 31.533rd/108 · 2022 |
| Extreme poverty % of population | 1.0%50th/108 · 2024 | 0.3%23rd/108 · 2022 |
| Infrastructure & digital | ||
| Access to electricity % of population | 98.4%140th/215 · 2024 | 100.0%1st/215 · 2024 |
| Safely managed drinking water % of population | — | 96.9%41st/150 · 2024 |
| Safely managed sanitation % of population | 48.5%2016 | 81.3%47th/144 · 2024 |
| Internet users % of population | 89.7%59th/186 · 2024 | 94.4%32nd/186 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions per 100 people | 14040th/210 · 2024 | 94151st/210 · 2024 |
| Fixed broadband per 100 people | 26.172nd/208 · 2024 | 42.521st/208 · 2024 |
| Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) score 1–5 | 2.8063rd/164 · 2022 | 4.303rd/164 · 2022 |
| Rail lines route-km | 17,86611th/82 · 2019 | 48,1505th/82 · 2021 |
| Air passengers carried passengers | 21.1 m33rd/161 · 2023 | 88.6 m13th/161 · 2023 |
| Environment & energy | ||
| CO₂ emissions per person t CO₂e | 4.01135th/203 · 2024 | 14.01191st/203 · 2024 |
| Renewable energy % of final energy use | 9.2%149th/212 · 2021 | 23.8%96th/212 · 2021 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) µg/m³ | 14.379th/200 · 2023 | 6.622nd/200 · 2023 |
| Forest area % of land area | 17.1%141st/214 · 2024 | 42.0%74th/214 · 2024 |
| Energy use per person kg oil eq. | 1,73765th/149 · 2024 | 7,1198th/149 · 2024 |
| Institutions & safety | ||
| Government effectiveness score 0–100 | 58.079th/205 · 2025 | 88.310th/205 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption score 0–100 | 40.3125th/207 · 2025 | 80.216th/207 · 2025 |
| Rule of law score 0–100 | 56.9102nd/207 · 2025 | 83.019th/207 · 2025 |
| Political stability score 0–100 | 68.4103rd/207 · 2025 | 79.855th/207 · 2025 |
| Regulatory quality score 0–100 | 53.9102nd/205 · 2025 | 80.315th/205 · 2025 |
| Voice & accountability score 0–100 | 65.973rd/205 · 2025 | 85.211th/205 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate per 100,000 | 4.596th/145 · 2023 | 2.066th/145 · 2023 |
| Military | ||
| Military expenditure USD | $3.88 bn52nd/156 · 2025 | $37.49 bn16th/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of GDP | 0.6%142nd/156 · 2025 | 1.6%82nd/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of government spending | 1.8%144th/154 · 2025 | 3.7%118th/154 · 2025 |
| Armed forces personnel people | 103,00053rd/170 · 2020 | 72,00058th/170 · 2020 |
| Armed forces personnel % of labour force | 0.53%111th/168 · 2020 | 0.35%139th/168 · 2020 |
| Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 108.0 m47th/163 · 2025 | 83.0 m53rd/163 · 2025 |
| Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 1.0 m2011 | 312.0 m14th/65 · 2025 |
| Science & innovation | ||
| R&D spending % of GDP | 0.60%59th/110 · 2023 | 1.79%24th/110 · 2024 |
| Patent applications by residents applications | 44548th/137 · 2024 | 4,30415th/137 · 2024 |
| Scientific articles articles | 8,58947th/197 · 2023 | 63,72010th/197 · 2023 |
Questions and answers
Which has more people, Argentina or Canada?
Argentina has the larger population: 45.9 m (2025) compared with 41.7 m for Canada (2025). Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL.
Which is bigger by area, Argentina or Canada?
Canada is larger: 15,634,410 km² (2024) compared with 2,780,400 km² for Argentina (2024). Source: World Bank, AG.SRF.TOTL.K2.
Which economy is larger, Argentina or Canada?
Canada has the larger economy at purchasing power parity: $2.78 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 Canada?
Canada has the higher GDP per person (PPP): $66,746 intl. (2025) compared with $32,587 intl. for Argentina (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD.
Where do people live longer, in Argentina or Canada?
Canada has the higher life expectancy at birth: 82.1 years (2024) compared with 77.5 years for Argentina (2024). Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN.
Which spends more on the military, Argentina or Canada?
Canada spends more on the military: $37.49 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 Canada?
Canada: 76.0 points (16th in the world); Argentina: 54.6 points (72nd). 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 Canada — country comparison. https://nationstree.org/compare/argentina-vs-canada. Data as of 26 October 2026.