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Argentina vs Italy
Side-by-side comparison of Argentina and Italy 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
Italy
Europe & Central Asia · nation age 1,550 years
In short
Italy scores 75.8 in the NationsTree Index (19th in the world) and Argentina scores 54.6 (72nd), a gap of 21.2 points. Their trees are 23 m and 41 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.
Italy has 28% more people than Argentina. Argentina is 9.2 times larger than Italy by land area. Italy has an economy 2.5 times the size of Argentina (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Argentina 45.9 million and Italy 58.9 million (2025).
GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $62,803 in Italy and $32,587 in Argentina (2025, international dollars). People in Italy live on average 6.4 years longer (84.0 vs 77.5 years).
Of 35 indicators reported by both countries, Argentina ranks higher in the world on 10 and Italy on 25. Argentina is clearly stronger in natural resources. Italy is clearly stronger in military, institutions & safety and science & innovation.
As a nation, Italy is the older of the two (statehood since 476, 1,550 years), compared with Argentina (since 1816). Over the last five years Italy improved faster (direction score 76 vs 19 out of 100).
Where they differ most
The indicators with the biggest gap in world position between Argentina and Italy.
Argentina
219.9%
180th of 180
Italybetter
1.5%
50th of 180
Access to electricityInfrastructure & digital
Argentina
98.4%
140th of 215
Italybetter
100.0%
1st of 215
GDP growthEconomy
Argentinabetter
4.4%
69th of 210
Italy
0.5%
187th of 210
Homicide rateInstitutions & safety
Argentina
4.5
96th of 145
Italybetter
0.6
15th of 145
DPT immunizationSociety & health
Argentina
75%
157th of 193
Italybetter
94%
66th of 193
Over time
How the two countries moved against each other, from the yearly data.
Italy has been ahead of Argentina in the NationsTree Index in every year since 1996.
Italy has been ahead of Argentina in GDP per person (PPP), GDP (PPP), life expectancy 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
ArgentinaItaly 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 | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Land & people | ||
| Surface area km² | 2,780,4008th/216 · 2024 | 302,07072nd/216 · 2024 |
| Land area km² | 2,736,6908th/216 · 2024 | 295,72073rd/216 · 2024 |
| Population people | 45.9 m35th/217 · 2025 | 58.9 m25th/217 · 2025 |
| Population growth % | 0.34%152nd/217 · 2025 | -0.06%174th/217 · 2025 |
| Population density people/km² | 16.7195th/216 · 2024 | 199.467th/216 · 2024 |
| Urban population % | 92.4%25th/217 · 2025 | 69.7%92nd/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 0–14 % | 21.0%117th/217 · 2025 | 11.7%212th/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 65+ % | 12.6%80th/217 · 2025 | 25.1%4th/217 · 2025 |
| Economy | ||
| GDP USD | $683.10 bn24th/210 · 2025 | $2.55 trn9th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP (PPP) intl. USD | $1.49 trn28th/199 · 2025 | $3.70 trn12th/199 · 2025 |
| Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) intl. USD 2021 | $1.28 trn28th/199 · 2025 | $3.16 trn12th/199 · 2025 |
| GDP per person USD | $14,89886th/210 · 2025 | $43,30937th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP per person (PPP) intl. USD | $32,58779th/199 · 2025 | $62,80336th/199 · 2025 |
| GNI per person (Atlas) USD | $14,65077th/201 · 2025 | $42,08031st/201 · 2025 |
| GDP growth % | 4.4%69th/210 · 2025 | 0.5%187th/210 · 2025 |
| Inflation % | 219.9%180th/180 · 2024 | 1.5%50th/180 · 2025 |
| Unemployment % | 7.1%128th/187 · 2025 | 6.4%117th/187 · 2025 |
| Central government debt % of GDP | — | 77.3%1992 |
| General government gross debt % of GDP | 80.1%146th/189 · 2025 | 137.1%182nd/189 · 2025 |
| Government budget balance % of GDP | -0.2%40th/192 · 2025 | -3.1%110th/192 · 2025 |
| Main industries | ||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing % of GDP | 5.5%103rd/197 · 2025 | 2.1%145th/197 · 2025 |
| Industry incl. construction % of GDP | 22.9%106th/200 · 2025 | 22.6%108th/200 · 2025 |
| Manufacturing % of GDP | 13.6%55th/192 · 2025 | 15.0%42nd/192 · 2025 |
| Services % of GDP | 56.2%114th/200 · 2025 | 64.5%57th/200 · 2025 |
| Trade | ||
| Exports of goods & services USD | $106.26 bn48th/182 · 2025 | $822.29 bn13th/182 · 2025 |
| Imports of goods & services USD | $101.16 bn50th/182 · 2025 | $773.02 bn11th/182 · 2025 |
| Exports % of GDP | 15.6%161st/183 · 2025 | 32.2%102nd/183 · 2025 |
| Imports % of GDP | 14.8%177th/183 · 2025 | 30.3%132nd/183 · 2025 |
| Trade openness % of GDP | 30.4%176th/183 · 2025 | 62.5%123rd/183 · 2025 |
| Fuel exports % of merchandise exports | 9.1%52nd/170 · 2025 | 2.6%91st/170 · 2025 |
| Manufactures exports % of merchandise exports | 12.6%125th/171 · 2025 | 78.5%22nd/171 · 2025 |
| Food exports % of merchandise exports | 50.1%29th/171 · 2025 | 11.3%111th/171 · 2025 |
| Ores & metals exports % of merchandise exports | 0.1%163rd/171 · 2025 | 2.4%98th/171 · 2025 |
| High-tech exports % of manufactured exports | 3.9%106th/168 · 2024 | 11.9%56th/168 · 2024 |
| Current account balance % of GDP | -1.1%93rd/191 · 2025 | 1.1%67th/191 · 2025 |
| Foreign direct investment, inflows % of GDP | 0.6%154th/196 · 2025 | 0.0%175th/196 · 2025 |
| Natural resources | ||
| Natural resource rents % of GDP | 2.7%89th/209 · 2021 | 0.1%156th/209 · 2021 |
| Oil rents % of GDP | 1.54%41st/197 · 2021 | 0.08%79th/197 · 2021 |
| Natural gas rents % of GDP | 0.39%41st/197 · 2021 | 0.03%72nd/197 · 2021 |
| Coal rents % of GDP | 0.00%65th/195 · 2021 | 0.00%68th/195 · 2021 |
| Mineral rents % of GDP | 0.58%53rd/209 · 2021 | 0.00%91st/209 · 2021 |
| Forest rents % of GDP | 0.14%103rd/209 · 2021 | 0.01%154th/209 · 2021 |
| Arable land % of land area | 17.1%63rd/206 · 2024 | 23.5%43rd/206 · 2024 |
| Renewable freshwater per person m³ | 6,43160th/183 · 2022 | 3,09382nd/183 · 2022 |
| Tourism | ||
| International tourist arrivals arrivals | 7.4 m28th/194 · 2019 | 38.4 m6th/194 · 2020 |
| Tourism receipts USD | $1.70 bn57th/175 · 2020 | $20.46 bn7th/175 · 2020 |
| Tourism receipts % of exports | 2.6%116th/168 · 2020 | 3.7%95th/168 · 2020 |
| Outbound trips departures | 15.4 m14th/107 · 2019 | 21.4 m10th/107 · 2020 |
| Society & health | ||
| Life expectancy years | 77.580th/217 · 2024 | 84.011th/217 · 2024 |
| Under-5 mortality per 1,000 births | 9.570th/196 · 2024 | 2.714th/196 · 2024 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people | 5.119th/174 · 2023 | 4.1926th/174 · 2022 |
| Hospital beds per 1,000 people | 3.451st/145 · 2022 | 3.156th/145 · 2022 |
| DPT immunization % of children 12–23 months | 75%157th/193 · 2024 | 94%66th/193 · 2024 |
| Completed lower secondary, 25+ % of adults | 56.4%2003 | 84.4%64th/153 · 2023 |
| Secondary enrolment % gross | 105.6%38th/173 · 2023 | 100.7%60th/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 | 39.7%5th/217 · 2025 |
| Health spending % of GDP | 10.3%26th/193 · 2023 | 8.4%53rd/193 · 2024 |
| Adult literacy % | 99.1%14th/98 · 2020 | 99.3%2019 |
| Tertiary enrolment % gross | 107.8%9th/150 · 2023 | 75.9%40th/150 · 2023 |
| Human Development Index index 0–1 | 0.86547th/193 · 2023 | 0.91529th/193 · 2023 |
| Income inequality (Gini) index | 42.493rd/108 · 2024 | 34.356th/108 · 2023 |
| Extreme poverty % of population | 1.0%50th/108 · 2024 | 0.9%48th/108 · 2023 |
| Infrastructure & digital | ||
| Access to electricity % of population | 98.4%140th/215 · 2024 | 100.0%1st/215 · 2024 |
| Safely managed drinking water % of population | — | 96.8%43rd/150 · 2024 |
| Safely managed sanitation % of population | 48.5%2016 | 78.2%53rd/144 · 2024 |
| Internet users % of population | 89.7%59th/186 · 2024 | 89.2%63rd/186 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions per 100 people | 14040th/210 · 2024 | 13352nd/210 · 2024 |
| Fixed broadband per 100 people | 26.172nd/208 · 2024 | 31.853rd/208 · 2024 |
| Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) score 1–5 | 2.8063rd/164 · 2022 | 3.8019th/164 · 2022 |
| Rail lines route-km | 17,86611th/82 · 2019 | 17,30512th/82 · 2021 |
| Air passengers carried passengers | 21.1 m33rd/161 · 2023 | 20.3 m34th/161 · 2023 |
| Environment & energy | ||
| CO₂ emissions per person t CO₂e | 4.01135th/203 · 2024 | 5.08152nd/203 · 2024 |
| Renewable energy % of final energy use | 9.2%149th/212 · 2021 | 17.5%116th/212 · 2021 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) µg/m³ | 14.379th/200 · 2023 | 14.378th/200 · 2023 |
| Forest area % of land area | 17.1%141st/214 · 2024 | 31.8%109th/214 · 2024 |
| Energy use per person kg oil eq. | 1,73765th/149 · 2024 | 2,24852nd/149 · 2024 |
| Institutions & safety | ||
| Government effectiveness score 0–100 | 58.079th/205 · 2025 | 71.342nd/205 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption score 0–100 | 40.3125th/207 · 2025 | 59.860th/207 · 2025 |
| Rule of law score 0–100 | 56.9102nd/207 · 2025 | 68.359th/207 · 2025 |
| Political stability score 0–100 | 68.4103rd/207 · 2025 | 73.682nd/207 · 2025 |
| Regulatory quality score 0–100 | 53.9102nd/205 · 2025 | 65.852nd/205 · 2025 |
| Voice & accountability score 0–100 | 65.973rd/205 · 2025 | 77.634th/205 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate per 100,000 | 4.596th/145 · 2023 | 0.615th/145 · 2023 |
| Military | ||
| Military expenditure USD | $3.88 bn52nd/156 · 2025 | $48.14 bn12th/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of GDP | 0.6%142nd/156 · 2025 | 1.9%71st/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of government spending | 1.8%144th/154 · 2025 | 3.7%116th/154 · 2025 |
| Armed forces personnel people | 103,00053rd/170 · 2020 | 338,00020th/170 · 2020 |
| Armed forces personnel % of labour force | 0.53%111th/168 · 2020 | 1.35%46th/168 · 2020 |
| Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 108.0 m47th/163 · 2025 | 566.0 m18th/163 · 2025 |
| Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 1.0 m2011 | 1.9 bn6th/65 · 2025 |
| Science & innovation | ||
| R&D spending % of GDP | 0.60%59th/110 · 2023 | 1.38%34th/110 · 2023 |
| Patent applications by residents applications | 44548th/137 · 2024 | 9,12011th/137 · 2024 |
| Scientific articles articles | 8,58947th/197 · 2023 | 82,7718th/197 · 2023 |
Questions and answers
Which has more people, Argentina or Italy?
Italy has the larger population: 58.9 m (2025) compared with 45.9 m for Argentina (2025). Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL.
Which is bigger by area, Argentina or Italy?
Argentina is larger: 2,780,400 km² (2024) compared with 302,070 km² for Italy (2024). Source: World Bank, AG.SRF.TOTL.K2.
Which economy is larger, Argentina or Italy?
Italy has the larger economy at purchasing power parity: $3.70 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 Italy?
Italy has the higher GDP per person (PPP): $62,803 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 Italy?
Italy has the higher life expectancy at birth: 84.0 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 Italy?
Italy spends more on the military: $48.14 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 Italy?
Italy: 75.8 points (19th 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 Italy — country comparison. https://nationstree.org/compare/argentina-vs-italy. Data as of 26 October 2026.