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Argentina vs India
Side-by-side comparison of Argentina and India 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
India scores 56.6 in the NationsTree Index (64th in the world) and Argentina scores 54.6 (72nd), a gap of 2.0 points. Their trees are 23 m and 80 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.
India has 32 times the population of Argentina. India has 18% more land area than Argentina. India has an economy 12 times the size of Argentina (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Argentina 45.9 million and India 1.5 billion (2025).
GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $32,587 in Argentina and $11,748 in India (2025, international dollars). People in Argentina live on average 5.3 years longer (77.5 vs 72.2 years).
Of 36 indicators reported by both countries, Argentina ranks higher in the world on 22 and India on 14. Argentina is clearly stronger in society & health and infrastructure & digital. India is clearly stronger in military, science & innovation and trade.
As a nation, India is the older of the two (statehood since 322 BC, 2,347 years), compared with Argentina (since 1816). Over the last five years India improved faster (direction score 97 vs 19 out of 100).
Where they differ most
The indicators with the biggest gap in world position between Argentina and India.
Argentina
42.4
93rd of 108
Indiabetter
23.0
1st of 108
Government budget balanceEconomy
Argentinabetter
-0.2%
40th of 192
India
-7.4%
175th of 192
Tertiary enrolmentSociety & health
Argentinabetter
107.8%
9th of 150
India
34.4%
103rd of 150
InflationEconomy
Argentina
219.9%
180th of 180
Indiabetter
2.4%
75th of 180
Air pollution (PM2.5)Environment & energy
Argentinabetter
14.3
79th of 200
India
54.1
190th of 200
Over time
How the two countries moved against each other, from the yearly data.
India overtook Argentina in the NationsTree Index in 2025, the latest year with data.
Argentina has been ahead of India in GDP per person (PPP) and life expectancy in every year since 1990.
India 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
ArgentinaIndia 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 | India |
|---|---|---|
| Land & people | ||
| Surface area km² | 2,780,4008th/216 · 2024 | 3,287,2637th/216 · 2024 |
| Land area km² | 2,736,6908th/216 · 2024 | 2,973,1907th/216 · 2024 |
| Population people | 45.9 m35th/217 · 2025 | 1.5 bn1st/217 · 2025 |
| Population growth % | 0.34%152nd/217 · 2025 | 0.89%109th/217 · 2025 |
| Population density people/km² | 16.7195th/216 · 2024 | 488.025th/216 · 2024 |
| Urban population % | 92.4%25th/217 · 2025 | 35.7%182nd/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 0–14 % | 21.0%117th/217 · 2025 | 24.2%101st/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 65+ % | 12.6%80th/217 · 2025 | 7.4%121st/217 · 2025 |
| Economy | ||
| GDP USD | $683.10 bn24th/210 · 2025 | $3.96 trn6th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP (PPP) intl. USD | $1.49 trn28th/199 · 2025 | $17.20 trn3rd/199 · 2025 |
| Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) intl. USD 2021 | $1.28 trn28th/199 · 2025 | $14.70 trn3rd/199 · 2025 |
| GDP per person USD | $14,89886th/210 · 2025 | $2,702166th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP per person (PPP) intl. USD | $32,58779th/199 · 2025 | $11,748136th/199 · 2025 |
| GNI per person (Atlas) USD | $14,65077th/201 · 2025 | $2,760156th/201 · 2025 |
| GDP growth % | 4.4%69th/210 · 2025 | 7.6%15th/210 · 2025 |
| Inflation % | 219.9%180th/180 · 2024 | 2.4%75th/180 · 2025 |
| Unemployment % | 7.1%128th/187 · 2025 | 4.2%71st/187 · 2025 |
| Central government debt % of GDP | — | 46.5%2018 |
| General government gross debt % of GDP | 80.1%146th/189 · 2025 | 84.3%153rd/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 | 16.2%49th/197 · 2025 |
| Industry incl. construction % of GDP | 22.9%106th/200 · 2025 | 25.2%83rd/200 · 2025 |
| Manufacturing % of GDP | 13.6%55th/192 · 2025 | 13.5%57th/192 · 2025 |
| Services % of GDP | 56.2%114th/200 · 2025 | 49.3%148th/200 · 2025 |
| Trade | ||
| Exports of goods & services USD | $106.26 bn48th/182 · 2025 | $880.74 bn10th/182 · 2025 |
| Imports of goods & services USD | $101.16 bn50th/182 · 2025 | $949.66 bn7th/182 · 2025 |
| Exports % of GDP | 15.6%161st/183 · 2025 | 22.3%133rd/183 · 2025 |
| Imports % of GDP | 14.8%177th/183 · 2025 | 24.0%155th/183 · 2025 |
| Trade openness % of GDP | 30.4%176th/183 · 2025 | 46.3%151st/183 · 2025 |
| Fuel exports % of merchandise exports | 9.1%52nd/170 · 2025 | 13.1%42nd/170 · 2025 |
| Manufactures exports % of merchandise exports | 12.6%125th/171 · 2025 | 70.1%41st/171 · 2025 |
| Food exports % of merchandise exports | 50.1%29th/171 · 2025 | 11.9%106th/171 · 2025 |
| Ores & metals exports % of merchandise exports | 0.1%163rd/171 · 2025 | 3.8%75th/171 · 2025 |
| High-tech exports % of manufactured exports | 3.9%106th/168 · 2024 | 18.6%35th/168 · 2024 |
| Current account balance % of GDP | -1.1%93rd/191 · 2025 | -0.7%87th/191 · 2025 |
| Foreign direct investment, inflows % of GDP | 0.6%154th/196 · 2025 | 1.0%142nd/196 · 2025 |
| Natural resources | ||
| Natural resource rents % of GDP | 2.7%89th/209 · 2021 | 3.2%85th/209 · 2021 |
| Oil rents % of GDP | 1.54%41st/197 · 2021 | 0.33%60th/197 · 2021 |
| Natural gas rents % of GDP | 0.39%41st/197 · 2021 | 0.08%62nd/197 · 2021 |
| Coal rents % of GDP | 0.00%65th/195 · 2021 | 1.28%5th/195 · 2021 |
| Mineral rents % of GDP | 0.58%53rd/209 · 2021 | 1.32%41st/209 · 2021 |
| Forest rents % of GDP | 0.14%103rd/209 · 2021 | 0.16%102nd/209 · 2021 |
| Arable land % of land area | 17.1%63rd/206 · 2024 | 51.7%6th/206 · 2024 |
| Renewable freshwater per person m³ | 6,43160th/183 · 2022 | 1,014127th/183 · 2022 |
| Tourism | ||
| International tourist arrivals arrivals | 7.4 m28th/194 · 2019 | 17.9 m14th/194 · 2019 |
| Tourism receipts USD | $1.70 bn57th/175 · 2020 | $13.41 bn13th/175 · 2020 |
| Tourism receipts % of exports | 2.6%116th/168 · 2020 | 2.8%112th/168 · 2020 |
| Outbound trips departures | 15.4 m14th/107 · 2019 | 26.9 m7th/107 · 2019 |
| Society & health | ||
| Life expectancy years | 77.580th/217 · 2024 | 72.2137th/217 · 2024 |
| Under-5 mortality per 1,000 births | 9.570th/196 · 2024 | 26.6134th/196 · 2024 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people | 5.119th/174 · 2023 | 0.72115th/174 · 2020 |
| Hospital beds per 1,000 people | 3.451st/145 · 2022 | 1.698th/145 · 2021 |
| DPT immunization % of children 12–23 months | 75%157th/193 · 2024 | 94%66th/193 · 2024 |
| Completed lower secondary, 25+ % of adults | 56.4%2003 | 52.7%111th/153 · 2023 |
| Secondary enrolment % gross | 105.6%38th/173 · 2023 | 79.6%128th/173 · 2025 |
| Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) % of population | 56.6%24th/55 · 2022 | 77.2%2011 |
| Old-age dependency ratio % of working-age population | 19.0%77th/217 · 2025 | 10.8%125th/217 · 2025 |
| Health spending % of GDP | 10.3%26th/193 · 2023 | 3.3%171st/193 · 2023 |
| Adult literacy % | 99.1%14th/98 · 2020 | 78.2%69th/98 · 2024 |
| Tertiary enrolment % gross | 107.8%9th/150 · 2023 | 34.4%103rd/150 · 2025 |
| Human Development Index index 0–1 | 0.86547th/193 · 2023 | 0.685130th/193 · 2023 |
| Income inequality (Gini) index | 42.493rd/108 · 2024 | 23.01st/108 · 2023 |
| Extreme poverty % of population | 1.0%50th/108 · 2024 | 2.6%68th/108 · 2023 |
| Infrastructure & digital | ||
| Access to electricity % of population | 98.4%140th/215 · 2024 | 99.9%123rd/215 · 2024 |
| Safely managed drinking water % of population | — | 76.4%79th/150 · 2024 |
| Safely managed sanitation % of population | 48.5%2016 | 62.8%69th/144 · 2024 |
| Internet users % of population | 89.7%59th/186 · 2024 | 70.0%124th/186 · 2025 |
| Mobile subscriptions per 100 people | 14040th/210 · 2024 | 79167th/210 · 2024 |
| Fixed broadband per 100 people | 26.172nd/208 · 2024 | 3.2147th/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 | 68,1034th/82 · 2021 |
| Air passengers carried passengers | 21.1 m33rd/161 · 2023 | 180.4 m4th/161 · 2023 |
| Environment & energy | ||
| CO₂ emissions per person t CO₂e | 4.01135th/203 · 2024 | 2.1793rd/203 · 2024 |
| Renewable energy % of final energy use | 9.2%149th/212 · 2021 | 34.9%69th/212 · 2021 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) µg/m³ | 14.379th/200 · 2023 | 54.1190th/200 · 2023 |
| Forest area % of land area | 17.1%141st/214 · 2024 | 24.4%121st/214 · 2024 |
| Energy use per person kg oil eq. | 1,73765th/149 · 2024 | 777107th/149 · 2024 |
| Institutions & safety | ||
| Government effectiveness score 0–100 | 58.079th/205 · 2025 | 62.664th/205 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption score 0–100 | 40.3125th/207 · 2025 | 42.4112th/207 · 2025 |
| Rule of law score 0–100 | 56.9102nd/207 · 2025 | 56.5106th/207 · 2025 |
| Political stability score 0–100 | 68.4103rd/207 · 2025 | 55.0162nd/207 · 2025 |
| Regulatory quality score 0–100 | 53.9102nd/205 · 2025 | 52.6109th/205 · 2025 |
| Voice & accountability score 0–100 | 65.973rd/205 · 2025 | 54.9110th/205 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate per 100,000 | 4.596th/145 · 2023 | 2.883rd/145 · 2022 |
| Military | ||
| Military expenditure USD | $3.88 bn52nd/156 · 2025 | $92.06 bn5th/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of GDP | 0.6%142nd/156 · 2025 | 2.3%47th/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of government spending | 1.8%144th/154 · 2025 | 8.2%38th/154 · 2025 |
| Armed forces personnel people | 103,00053rd/170 · 2020 | 3.1 m1st/170 · 2020 |
| Armed forces personnel % of labour force | 0.53%111th/168 · 2020 | 0.58%103rd/168 · 2020 |
| Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 108.0 m47th/163 · 2025 | 2.9 bn2nd/163 · 2025 |
| Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 1.0 m2011 | 81.0 m28th/65 · 2025 |
| Science & innovation | ||
| R&D spending % of GDP | 0.60%59th/110 · 2023 | 0.65%56th/110 · 2020 |
| Patent applications by residents applications | 44548th/137 · 2024 | 63,2175th/137 · 2024 |
| Scientific articles articles | 8,58947th/197 · 2023 | 228,1743rd/197 · 2023 |
Questions and answers
Which has more people, Argentina or India?
India has the larger population: 1.5 bn (2025) compared with 45.9 m for Argentina (2025). Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL.
Which is bigger by area, Argentina or India?
India is larger: 3,287,263 km² (2024) compared with 2,780,400 km² for Argentina (2024). Source: World Bank, AG.SRF.TOTL.K2.
Which economy is larger, Argentina or India?
India has the larger economy at purchasing power parity: $17.20 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 India?
Argentina has the higher GDP per person (PPP): $32,587 intl. (2025) compared with $11,748 intl. for India (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD.
Where do people live longer, in Argentina or India?
Argentina has the higher life expectancy at birth: 77.5 years (2024) compared with 72.2 years for India (2024). Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN.
Which spends more on the military, Argentina or India?
India spends more on the military: $92.06 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 India?
India: 56.6 points (64th 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 India — country comparison. https://nationstree.org/compare/argentina-vs-india. Data as of 26 October 2026.