Argentina vs Brazil

Argentina (South America) and Brazil (South America) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1960-2025

Argentina Brazil World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1960 Argentina: 778.25 Brazil: 235.27 World: 452.65 1961 Argentina: 971.34 Brazil: 231.56 World: 471.93 1962 Argentina: 870.22 Brazil: 250.2 World: 496.11 1963 Argentina: 852.97 Brazil: 294.17 World: 525.19 1964 Argentina: 1,176.2 Brazil: 257.26 World: 563.85 1965 Argentina: 1,281.83 Brazil: 268.03 World: 601.89 1966 Argentina: 1,275.08 Brazil: 328.34 World: 638.97 1967 Argentina: 1,063.93 Brazil: 351.47 World: 664.4 1968 Argentina: 1,141.95 Brazil: 373.93 World: 703.46 1969 Argentina: 1,329.56 Brazil: 399.5 World: 761.11 1970 Argentina: 1,322.71 Brazil: 443.8 World: 817.68 1971 Argentina: 1,372.51 Brazil: 500 World: 884.88 1972 Argentina: 1,409.37 Brazil: 583.49 World: 1,002 1973 Argentina: 2,097.9 Brazil: 814.73 World: 1,201.53 1974 Argentina: 2,844.97 Brazil: 1,044.77 World: 1,362.19 1975 Argentina: 2,026.68 Brazil: 1,200.56 World: 1,488.94 1976 Argentina: 1,946.92 Brazil: 1,389.75 World: 1,589.73 1977 Argentina: 2,126.49 Brazil: 1,562.29 World: 1,766.28 1978 Argentina: 3,282.06 Brazil: 1,732.5 World: 2,055.49 1979 Argentina: 2,511.97 Brazil: 1,869.71 World: 2,335.19 1980 Argentina: 2,747.5 Brazil: 1,958.57 World: 2,587.01 1981 Argentina: 2,764.09 Brazil: 2,079.71 World: 2,628.62 1982 Argentina: 2,914.77 Brazil: 2,137.63 World: 2,554.08 1983 Argentina: 3,537.75 Brazil: 1,461.26 World: 2,561.17 1984 Argentina: 3,915.03 Brazil: 1,419.73 World: 2,614.33 1985 Argentina: 2,905.78 Brazil: 1,556.13 World: 2,690.59 1986 Argentina: 3,436.08 Brazil: 1,854.04 World: 3,118.57 1987 Argentina: 3,477.3 Brazil: 2,006 World: 3,487.88 1988 Argentina: 3,992.7 Brazil: 2,140.65 World: 3,829.99 1989 Argentina: 2,374.57 Brazil: 2,818.99 World: 3,930.51 1990 Argentina: 4,315.33 Brazil: 2,581.14 World: 4,338.94 1991 Argentina: 5,709.25 Brazil: 2,257.61 World: 4,453.9 1992 Argentina: 6,790 Brazil: 2,127.32 World: 4,679.98 1993 Argentina: 6,931.86 Brazil: 2,348.88 World: 4,685.3 1994 Argentina: 7,437.56 Brazil: 3,298.71 World: 4,967.01 1995 Argentina: 7,357.62 Brazil: 4,756.75 World: 5,463.2 1996 Argentina: 7,663.21 Brazil: 5,179.13 World: 5,507.22 1997 Argentina: 8,146.79 Brazil: 5,299.4 World: 5,408.57 1998 Argentina: 8,218.99 Brazil: 5,105.89 World: 5,302.34 1999 Argentina: 7,705.54 Brazil: 3,493.57 World: 5,401.23 2000 Argentina: 7,637.01 Brazil: 3,766.55 World: 5,512.56 2001 Argentina: 7,141.48 Brazil: 3,176.29 World: 5,404.2 2002 Argentina: 2,569.7 Brazil: 2,855.94 World: 5,539.32 2003 Argentina: 3,320.48 Brazil: 3,090.61 World: 6,129.87 2004 Argentina: 4,242.02 Brazil: 3,663.82 World: 6,818 2005 Argentina: 5,067.65 Brazil: 4,827.78 World: 7,290.57 2006 Argentina: 5,869.38 Brazil: 5,934.14 World: 7,803.19 2007 Argentina: 7,185.25 Brazil: 7,409.69 World: 8,685.33 2008 Argentina: 8,944.11 Brazil: 8,908.33 World: 9,425.74 2009 Argentina: 8,150.24 Brazil: 8,678.66 World: 8,827.04 2010 Argentina: 10,260.13 Brazil: 11,403.28 World: 9,555.07 2011 Argentina: 12,704.28 Brazil: 13,396.62 World: 10,496.93 2012 Argentina: 12,949.72 Brazil: 12,521.72 World: 10,597.85 2013 Argentina: 12,963.68 Brazil: 12,458.89 World: 10,759.35 2014 Argentina: 12,233.14 Brazil: 12,274.99 World: 10,912.24 2015 Argentina: 13,679.63 Brazil: 8,936.2 World: 10,191.98 2016 Argentina: 12,699.96 Brazil: 8,836.29 World: 10,239.47 2017 Argentina: 14,532.5 Brazil: 10,080.51 World: 10,784.4 2018 Argentina: 11,752.8 Brazil: 9,300.66 World: 11,344.73 2019 Argentina: 9,955.97 Brazil: 9,029.83 World: 11,417.6 2020 Argentina: 8,535.6 Brazil: 7,074.19 World: 10,999.49 2021 Argentina: 10,738.02 Brazil: 7,972.54 World: 12,472.91 2022 Argentina: 13,962.19 Brazil: 9,281.33 World: 12,876.24 2023 Argentina: 14,261.85 Brazil: 10,377.59 World: 13,313.86 2024 Argentina: 13,969.78 Brazil: 10,310.55 World: 13,717.09 2025 Argentina: 14,898.09 Brazil: 10,713.29 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Argentina Brazil World

50 60 70 80 1960 Argentina: 64.24 Brazil: 53.16 World: 50.94 1961 Argentina: 64.63 Brazil: 53.59 World: 52.8 1962 Argentina: 64.62 Brazil: 54.02 World: 55.29 1963 Argentina: 64.86 Brazil: 54.45 World: 55.65 1964 Argentina: 64.82 Brazil: 54.85 World: 56.1 1965 Argentina: 65.05 Brazil: 55.24 World: 55.93 1966 Argentina: 65.4 Brazil: 55.63 World: 56.45 1967 Argentina: 65.47 Brazil: 56.02 World: 56.9 1968 Argentina: 65.23 Brazil: 56.47 World: 57.34 1969 Argentina: 65.09 Brazil: 56.9 World: 57.68 1970 Argentina: 65.65 Brazil: 57.34 World: 57.94 1971 Argentina: 65.62 Brazil: 57.79 World: 58.02 1972 Argentina: 65.95 Brazil: 58.26 World: 58.84 1973 Argentina: 66.19 Brazil: 58.68 World: 59.3 1974 Argentina: 66.41 Brazil: 59.08 World: 59.7 1975 Argentina: 66.97 Brazil: 59.56 World: 60.13 1976 Argentina: 67.03 Brazil: 60.01 World: 60.45 1977 Argentina: 67.6 Brazil: 60.46 World: 61.04 1978 Argentina: 68 Brazil: 60.92 World: 61.39 1979 Argentina: 68.43 Brazil: 61.37 World: 61.84 1980 Argentina: 68.58 Brazil: 61.82 World: 62.15 1981 Argentina: 68.86 Brazil: 62.27 World: 62.52 1982 Argentina: 68.97 Brazil: 62.71 World: 62.87 1983 Argentina: 69.29 Brazil: 63.13 World: 63.13 1984 Argentina: 69.35 Brazil: 63.55 World: 63.44 1985 Argentina: 69.88 Brazil: 63.98 World: 63.73 1986 Argentina: 70.28 Brazil: 64.39 World: 64.12 1987 Argentina: 70.7 Brazil: 64.79 World: 64.46 1988 Argentina: 71.1 Brazil: 65.16 World: 64.67 1989 Argentina: 71.5 Brazil: 65.51 World: 64.96 1990 Argentina: 71.62 Brazil: 65.86 World: 65.11 1991 Argentina: 72.02 Brazil: 66.2 World: 65.3 1992 Argentina: 72.1 Brazil: 66.54 World: 65.55 1993 Argentina: 72.3 Brazil: 66.89 World: 65.74 1994 Argentina: 72.73 Brazil: 67.29 World: 65.96 1995 Argentina: 72.86 Brazil: 67.7 World: 66.2 1996 Argentina: 73.06 Brazil: 68.11 World: 66.52 1997 Argentina: 73.41 Brazil: 68.51 World: 66.83 1998 Argentina: 73.41 Brazil: 68.85 World: 67.07 1999 Argentina: 73.68 Brazil: 69.21 World: 67.31 2000 Argentina: 73.91 Brazil: 69.58 World: 67.65 2001 Argentina: 74.15 Brazil: 69.98 World: 67.95 2002 Argentina: 74.31 Brazil: 70.4 World: 68.23 2003 Argentina: 74.31 Brazil: 70.88 World: 68.52 2004 Argentina: 74.87 Brazil: 71.36 World: 68.77 2005 Argentina: 75.23 Brazil: 71.83 World: 69.11 2006 Argentina: 75.28 Brazil: 72.3 World: 69.47 2007 Argentina: 74.78 Brazil: 72.73 World: 69.81 2008 Argentina: 75.43 Brazil: 73.11 World: 70 2009 Argentina: 75.58 Brazil: 73.46 World: 70.38 2010 Argentina: 75.68 Brazil: 73.78 World: 70.68 2011 Argentina: 76.1 Brazil: 74.05 World: 70.97 2012 Argentina: 75.8 Brazil: 74.34 World: 71.26 2013 Argentina: 75.83 Brazil: 74.61 World: 71.53 2014 Argentina: 76.27 Brazil: 74.82 World: 71.78 2015 Argentina: 76.6 Brazil: 75.11 World: 71.97 2016 Argentina: 76.11 Brazil: 75.08 World: 72.19 2017 Argentina: 76.54 Brazil: 75.38 World: 72.37 2018 Argentina: 76.77 Brazil: 75.63 World: 72.64 2019 Argentina: 76.85 Brazil: 75.81 World: 72.87 2020 Argentina: 75.88 Brazil: 74.51 World: 72.18 2021 Argentina: 73.95 Brazil: 73.04 World: 71.22 2022 Argentina: 75.81 Brazil: 74.87 World: 72.97 2023 Argentina: 77.4 Brazil: 75.85 World: 73.33 2024 Argentina: 77.54 Brazil: 76.02 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Argentina Brazil World

0 2 4 6 8 1960 Argentina: 3.14 Brazil: 6.05 World: 4.69 1961 Argentina: 3.12 Brazil: 6.02 World: 4.56 1962 Argentina: 3.13 Brazil: 5.98 World: 5.02 1963 Argentina: 3.11 Brazil: 5.93 World: 5.31 1964 Argentina: 3.08 Brazil: 5.82 World: 5.13 1965 Argentina: 3.01 Brazil: 5.68 World: 5.08 1966 Argentina: 2.97 Brazil: 5.52 World: 4.97 1967 Argentina: 2.98 Brazil: 5.34 World: 4.87 1968 Argentina: 3.01 Brazil: 5.17 World: 4.98 1969 Argentina: 3.05 Brazil: 5.04 World: 4.88 1970 Argentina: 3.09 Brazil: 4.93 World: 4.84 1971 Argentina: 3.11 Brazil: 4.84 World: 4.69 1972 Argentina: 3.14 Brazil: 4.74 World: 4.55 1973 Argentina: 3.17 Brazil: 4.64 World: 4.42 1974 Argentina: 3.22 Brazil: 4.5 World: 4.26 1975 Argentina: 3.27 Brazil: 4.42 World: 4.07 1976 Argentina: 3.32 Brazil: 4.34 World: 3.97 1977 Argentina: 3.36 Brazil: 4.27 World: 3.84 1978 Argentina: 3.36 Brazil: 4.2 World: 3.77 1979 Argentina: 3.34 Brazil: 4.12 World: 3.76 1980 Argentina: 3.3 Brazil: 4.04 World: 3.73 1981 Argentina: 3.25 Brazil: 3.94 World: 3.71 1982 Argentina: 3.2 Brazil: 3.84 World: 3.72 1983 Argentina: 3.15 Brazil: 3.72 World: 3.59 1984 Argentina: 3.12 Brazil: 3.6 World: 3.57 1985 Argentina: 3.07 Brazil: 3.48 World: 3.53 1986 Argentina: 3.05 Brazil: 3.36 World: 3.51 1987 Argentina: 3.04 Brazil: 3.23 World: 3.48 1988 Argentina: 3.05 Brazil: 3.11 World: 3.39 1989 Argentina: 3.02 Brazil: 3.01 World: 3.35 1990 Argentina: 3.03 Brazil: 2.9 World: 3.31 1991 Argentina: 3.01 Brazil: 2.81 World: 3.13 1992 Argentina: 2.99 Brazil: 2.71 World: 3.04 1993 Argentina: 2.97 Brazil: 2.66 World: 2.97 1994 Argentina: 2.94 Brazil: 2.6 World: 2.92 1995 Argentina: 2.86 Brazil: 2.57 World: 2.87 1996 Argentina: 2.78 Brazil: 2.51 World: 2.82 1997 Argentina: 2.71 Brazil: 2.47 World: 2.78 1998 Argentina: 2.66 Brazil: 2.42 World: 2.75 1999 Argentina: 2.64 Brazil: 2.34 World: 2.72 2000 Argentina: 2.59 Brazil: 2.25 World: 2.73 2001 Argentina: 2.53 Brazil: 2.16 World: 2.69 2002 Argentina: 2.49 Brazil: 2.08 World: 2.66 2003 Argentina: 2.45 Brazil: 2.01 World: 2.64 2004 Argentina: 2.43 Brazil: 1.97 World: 2.63 2005 Argentina: 2.43 Brazil: 1.94 World: 2.61 2006 Argentina: 2.4 Brazil: 1.9 World: 2.61 2007 Argentina: 2.37 Brazil: 1.85 World: 2.6 2008 Argentina: 2.43 Brazil: 1.82 World: 2.6 2009 Argentina: 2.4 Brazil: 1.8 World: 2.59 2010 Argentina: 2.41 Brazil: 1.79 World: 2.57 2011 Argentina: 2.39 Brazil: 1.78 World: 2.55 2012 Argentina: 2.3 Brazil: 1.77 World: 2.56 2013 Argentina: 2.34 Brazil: 1.76 World: 2.53 2014 Argentina: 2.39 Brazil: 1.78 World: 2.52 2015 Argentina: 2.35 Brazil: 1.78 World: 2.49 2016 Argentina: 2.24 Brazil: 1.73 World: 2.49 2017 Argentina: 2.17 Brazil: 1.74 World: 2.46 2018 Argentina: 2.07 Brazil: 1.74 World: 2.39 2019 Argentina: 1.88 Brazil: 1.71 World: 2.35 2020 Argentina: 1.6 Brazil: 1.65 World: 2.28 2021 Argentina: 1.59 Brazil: 1.64 World: 2.25 2022 Argentina: 1.48 Brazil: 1.63 World: 2.22 2023 Argentina: 1.5 Brazil: 1.62 World: 2.2 2024 Argentina: 1.5 Brazil: 1.61 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Argentina Brazil World

0 5 10 15 20 1991 Argentina: 5.44 Brazil: 6.89 World: 5.12 1992 Argentina: 6.36 Brazil: 7.09 World: 5.28 1993 Argentina: 10.1 Brazil: 6.03 World: 5.54 1994 Argentina: 11.76 Brazil: 6.58 World: 5.79 1995 Argentina: 18.8 Brazil: 7.09 World: 5.92 1996 Argentina: 17.11 Brazil: 8.04 World: 5.98 1997 Argentina: 14.82 Brazil: 9 World: 6.01 1998 Argentina: 12.65 Brazil: 10.15 World: 6.16 1999 Argentina: 14.05 Brazil: 11.13 World: 6.28 2000 Argentina: 15 Brazil: 10.89 World: 6.11 2001 Argentina: 17.32 Brazil: 10.65 World: 6.19 2002 Argentina: 19.59 Brazil: 10.64 World: 6.41 2003 Argentina: 15.36 Brazil: 11.17 World: 6.48 2004 Argentina: 13.52 Brazil: 10.07 World: 6.33 2005 Argentina: 11.51 Brazil: 10.55 World: 6.22 2006 Argentina: 10.08 Brazil: 9.69 World: 5.97 2007 Argentina: 8.47 Brazil: 9.28 World: 5.77 2008 Argentina: 7.84 Brazil: 8.27 World: 5.82 2009 Argentina: 8.65 Brazil: 9.42 World: 6.41 2010 Argentina: 7.71 Brazil: 8.42 World: 6.28 2011 Argentina: 7.18 Brazil: 7.58 World: 6.15 2012 Argentina: 7.22 Brazil: 7.25 World: 6.15 2013 Argentina: 7.1 Brazil: 7.07 World: 6.1 2014 Argentina: 7.27 Brazil: 6.76 World: 5.96 2015 Argentina: 7.58 Brazil: 8.54 World: 6 2016 Argentina: 8.09 Brazil: 11.58 World: 5.97 2017 Argentina: 8.35 Brazil: 12.79 World: 5.9 2018 Argentina: 9.22 Brazil: 12.33 World: 5.76 2019 Argentina: 9.84 Brazil: 11.94 World: 5.59 2020 Argentina: 11.46 Brazil: 13.7 World: 6.59 2021 Argentina: 8.74 Brazil: 13.16 World: 6.05 2022 Argentina: 6.81 Brazil: 9.23 World: 5.23 2023 Argentina: 6.14 Brazil: 7.95 World: 4.85 2024 Argentina: 7.15 Brazil: 6.8 World: 4.81 2025 Argentina: 7.15 Brazil: 5.97 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Argentina Brazil World

1 2 3 4 5 1970 Argentina: 3.67 Brazil: 1.12 World: 4.14 1971 Argentina: 3.63 Brazil: 1.09 World: 4.04 1972 Argentina: 3.64 Brazil: 1.16 World: 4.16 1973 Argentina: 3.71 Brazil: 1.32 World: 4.32 1974 Argentina: 3.67 Brazil: 1.39 World: 4.23 1975 Argentina: 3.52 Brazil: 1.45 World: 4.14 1976 Argentina: 3.64 Brazil: 1.56 World: 4.31 1977 Argentina: 3.73 Brazil: 1.59 World: 4.36 1978 Argentina: 3.64 Brazil: 1.68 World: 4.42 1979 Argentina: 3.78 Brazil: 1.75 World: 4.46 1980 Argentina: 3.64 Brazil: 1.71 World: 4.33 1981 Argentina: 3.47 Brazil: 1.54 World: 4.18 1982 Argentina: 3.39 Brazil: 1.49 World: 4.05 1983 Argentina: 3.45 Brazil: 1.4 World: 4.01 1984 Argentina: 3.38 Brazil: 1.39 World: 4.07 1985 Argentina: 3.11 Brazil: 1.46 World: 4.05 1986 Argentina: 3.3 Brazil: 1.57 World: 4.04 1987 Argentina: 3.43 Brazil: 1.58 World: 4.1 1988 Argentina: 3.5 Brazil: 1.58 World: 4.16 1989 Argentina: 3.34 Brazil: 1.58 World: 4.16 1990 Argentina: 3.06 Brazil: 1.52 World: 4.15 1991 Argentina: 3.18 Brazil: 1.55 World: 4.1 1992 Argentina: 3.19 Brazil: 1.55 World: 4.01 1993 Argentina: 3.26 Brazil: 1.59 World: 3.97 1994 Argentina: 3.31 Brazil: 1.62 World: 3.94 1995 Argentina: 3.32 Brazil: 1.73 World: 3.99 1996 Argentina: 3.56 Brazil: 1.83 World: 4.01 1997 Argentina: 3.64 Brazil: 1.92 World: 4.02 1998 Argentina: 3.79 Brazil: 1.94 World: 3.98 1999 Argentina: 3.8 Brazil: 1.96 World: 3.95 2000 Argentina: 3.67 Brazil: 2.01 World: 4.01 2001 Argentina: 3.49 Brazil: 1.99 World: 4.01 2002 Argentina: 3.26 Brazil: 1.97 World: 4.02 2003 Argentina: 3.52 Brazil: 1.92 World: 4.15 2004 Argentina: 3.86 Brazil: 2 World: 4.28 2005 Argentina: 3.92 Brazil: 2 World: 4.39 2006 Argentina: 4.1 Brazil: 2 World: 4.48 2007 Argentina: 4.33 Brazil: 2.09 World: 4.59 2008 Argentina: 4.43 Brazil: 2.17 World: 4.56 2009 Argentina: 4.03 Brazil: 2.01 World: 4.45 2010 Argentina: 4.29 Brazil: 2.27 World: 4.67 2011 Argentina: 4.43 Brazil: 2.37 World: 4.76 2012 Argentina: 4.48 Brazil: 2.53 World: 4.77 2013 Argentina: 4.54 Brazil: 2.64 World: 4.81 2014 Argentina: 4.42 Brazil: 2.73 World: 4.78 2015 Argentina: 4.51 Brazil: 2.57 World: 4.7 2016 Argentina: 4.42 Brazil: 2.38 World: 4.65 2017 Argentina: 4.32 Brazil: 2.42 World: 4.67 2018 Argentina: 4.25 Brazil: 2.29 World: 4.73 2019 Argentina: 4.08 Brazil: 2.26 World: 4.7 2020 Argentina: 3.72 Brazil: 2.15 World: 4.47 2021 Argentina: 4.1 Brazil: 2.42 World: 4.68 2022 Argentina: 4.3 Brazil: 2.28 World: 4.67 2023 Argentina: 4.17 Brazil: 2.27 World: 4.68 2024 Argentina: 4.01 Brazil: 2.32 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Argentina Brazil World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Argentina: 17.72 Brazil: 21.02 World: 15.6 2006 Argentina: 20.93 Brazil: 28.18 World: 17.2 2007 Argentina: 25.95 Brazil: 30.88 World: 20.2 2008 Argentina: 28.11 Brazil: 33.83 World: 22.8 2009 Argentina: 34 Brazil: 39.22 World: 25.3 2010 Argentina: 45 Brazil: 40.65 World: 28.4 2011 Argentina: 51 Brazil: 45.69 World: 30.9 2012 Argentina: 55.8 Brazil: 48.56 World: 33.3 2013 Argentina: 59.9 Brazil: 51.04 World: 35.3 2014 Argentina: 64.7 Brazil: 54.55 World: 37.4 2015 Argentina: 68.04 Brazil: 58.33 World: 39.9 2016 Argentina: 70.97 Brazil: 60.87 World: 43.6 2017 Argentina: 74.29 Brazil: 67.47 World: 46.3 2018 Argentina: 77.7 Brazil: 70.43 World: 49.4 2019 Argentina: 79.95 Brazil: 73.91 World: 53.9 2020 Argentina: 85.51 Brazil: 81.34 World: 60.1 2021 Argentina: 87.15 Brazil: 80.69 World: 63.8 2022 Argentina: 88.38 Brazil: 80.53 World: 67 2023 Argentina: 89.23 Brazil: 84.15 World: 69.2 2024 Argentina: 89.67 Brazil: 84.46 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Argentina Brazil
Population 45.9 mn 2025
35th of 215		 212.8 mn 2025
7th of 215
Population density 16.6 /km² 2023
192nd of 214		 25.3 /km² 2023
179th of 214
Population growth 0.34 % 2025
151st of 215		 0.38 % 2025
149th of 215
Life expectancy 77.5 years 2024
78th of 215		 76.0 years 2024
97th of 215
Fertility rate 1.50 2024
150th of 215		 1.61 2024
133rd of 215
Birth rate 11.1 ‰ 2024
135th of 215		 12.1 ‰ 2024
117th of 215
Infant mortality 8.0 ‰ 2024
70th of 196		 12.3 ‰ 2024
97th of 196
Urban population 92.4 % 2025
24th of 215		 88.2 % 2025
38th of 215
Aged 65+ 12.6 % 2025
78th of 215		 11.5 % 2025
90th of 215
Living in cities 64.0 % 2025
25th of 215		 54.1 % 2025
42nd of 215
Living in towns 22.3 % 2025
174th of 215		 25.6 % 2025
146th of 215
Living in rural areas 13.7 % 2025
174th of 215		 20.3 % 2025
139th of 215

Human development

Indicator Argentina Brazil
Human Development Index 0.865 2023
47th of 193		 0.786 2023
84th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.761 2023
45th of 169		 0.594 2023
94th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.763 2023
21st of 156		 0.702 2023
63rd of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.264 2023
70th of 172		 0.390 2023
96th of 172

Economy

Indicator Argentina Brazil
GDP 683.1 bn US$ 2025
24th of 186		 2.3 tn US$ 2025
11th of 186
GDP per capita 14,898 US$ 2025
65th of 186		 10,713 US$ 2025
80th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 32,587 int. $ 2025
68th of 185		 23,433 int. $ 2025
82nd of 185
GNI per capita 14,650 US$ 2025
61st of 182		 10,550 US$ 2025
76th of 182
GDP growth 4.4 % 2025
62nd of 186		 2.3 % 2025
126th of 186
Inflation 219.9 % 2024 5.0 % 2025
36th of 165
Trade 30.4 % 2025
132nd of 138		 35.3 % 2025
126th of 138
Exports 15.6 % 2025
123rd of 138		 17.8 % 2025
117th of 138
FDI inflows 0.5 % 2025
116th of 192		 3.4 % 2025
76th of 192
Manufacturing 13.6 % 2025
46th of 132		 11.8 % 2025
65th of 132
Agriculture 5.5 % 2025
87th of 158		 6.1 % 2025
83rd of 158
Tax revenue 10.4 % 2024
80th of 89		 15.4 % 2024
57th of 89
Military spending 0.6 % 2024
133rd of 147		 1.0 % 2024
111th of 147
Government debt - 81.9 % 2024
52nd of 56

Labour

Indicator Argentina Brazil
Unemployment 7.1 % 2025
127th of 181		 6.0 % 2025
109th of 181
Youth unemployment 19.2 % 2025
129th of 181		 14.0 % 2025
101st of 181
Women in the labour force 52.5 % 2025
100th of 181		 53.4 % 2025
91st of 181
Jobs in agriculture 7.0 % 2025
119th of 181		 7.6 % 2025
116th of 181
Weekly hours worked 34.9 h 2025
135th of 181		 38.0 h 2025
101st of 181
Youth NEET rate 16.4 % 2025
83rd of 181		 19.4 % 2025
99th of 181
Labour income share 50.1 % 2024
39th of 114		 57.9 % 2021
Output per hour 33.8 $ 2025
62nd of 181		 21.2 $ 2025
93rd of 181

Health

Indicator Argentina Brazil
Health spending 10.3 % 2023
25th of 192		 9.7 % 2023
30th of 192
Health spending per person 1,457 US$ 2023
52nd of 191		 1,010 US$ 2023
63rd of 191
Physicians 5.11 /1,000 2023
5th of 125		 2.36 /1,000 2023
Under-5 mortality 9.5 ‰ 2024
70th of 196		 14.2 ‰ 2024
97th of 196
Maternal mortality 33 /100k 2023
81st of 194		 67 /100k 2023
113th of 194
Tobacco use 23.5 % 2024
109th of 166		 11.9 % 2024
48th of 166
Safe drinking water - 88.6 % 2024
64th of 147

Food

Indicator Argentina Brazil
Calories per person 3,381 kcal 2024
41st of 155		 3,396 kcal 2024
37th of 155
Protein supply 120.9 g 2022
15th of 174		 104.6 g 2022
53rd of 174
Animal protein supply 74.8 g 2022
22nd of 174		 66.2 g 2022
38th of 174
Fat supply 137.8 g 2022
31st of 174		 141.2 g 2022
24th of 174
Food insecurity 31.7 % 2024
86th of 134		 9.6 % 2024
42nd of 134
Severe food insecurity 11.0 % 2024
88th of 124		 0.6 % 2024
1st of 124
Cereal import dependency -128.2 % 2022
153rd of 160		 -30.9 % 2022
139th of 160

Education

Indicator Argentina Brazil
Literacy 99.1 % 2020 94.7 % 2024
13th of 29
Secondary enrolment 105.6 % 2023 104.1 % 2024
27th of 108
Tertiary enrolment 107.8 % 2023
4th of 128		 69.7 % 2024
Education spending 5.0 % 2023
31st of 121		 5.6 % 2022
Expected schooling 18.8 yrs 2023
11th of 195		 15.8 yrs 2023
51st of 195
Mean schooling 11.2 yrs 2023
65th of 193		 8.4 yrs 2023
124th of 193

Society

Indicator Argentina Brazil
Income inequality 42.4 2024
74th of 93		 50.3 2024
93rd of 93
Extreme poverty 1.0 % 2024
52nd of 93		 3.0 % 2024
71st of 93
Internet use 89.7 % 2024
58th of 182		 84.5 % 2024
81st of 182
Mobile subscriptions 140.2 /100 2024
33rd of 151		 101.9 /100 2024
112th of 151
Electricity access 98.4 % 2024
138th of 213		 99.8 % 2024
124th of 213
Women in parliament 41.2 % 2025
25th of 184		 18.1 % 2025
133rd of 184

Refugees

Indicator Argentina Brazil
Refugees hosted 4,941 2025
104th of 177		 278,966 2025
30th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 0.1 ‰ 2025
130th of 177		 1.3 ‰ 2025
80th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 3,941 2025
75th of 177		 119,651 2025
12th of 177
Refugees from the country 542 2025
116th of 199		 6,306 2025
73rd of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
161st of 199		 0.0 ‰ 2025
144th of 199

Governance

Indicator Argentina Brazil
Control of corruption 41.3 /100 2024
117th of 207		 39.6 /100 2024
127th of 207
Government effectiveness 54.9 /100 2024
87th of 205		 47.0 /100 2024
121st of 205
Rule of law 52.6 /100 2024
114th of 207		 49.3 /100 2024
130th of 207
Regulatory quality 51.2 /100 2024
115th of 205		 50.2 /100 2024
120th of 205
Voice and accountability 63.6 /100 2024
73rd of 205		 62.4 /100 2024
82nd of 205
Political stability 63.0 /100 2024
121st of 207		 57.0 /100 2024
148th of 207

Environment

Indicator Argentina Brazil
CO₂ per capita 4.01 t 2024
135th of 202		 2.32 t 2024
95th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 171.1 Mt 2024
32nd of 204		 483.0 Mt 2024
13th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.44 % 2024
32nd of 204		 1.25 % 2024
13th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 9.2 Gt 2024
27th of 204		 18.2 Gt 2024
19th of 204
GHG per capita 8.19 t 2024
160th of 202		 6.13 t 2024
141st of 202
Renewable energy 9.2 % 2021
148th of 211		 46.5 % 2021
53rd of 211
Forest area 10.3 % 2023
165th of 212		 59.0 % 2023
29th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 14.3 µg/m³ 2023
79th of 200		 13.4 µg/m³ 2023
68th of 200
Water stress 10.5 % 2022
88th of 176		 1.5 % 2022
22nd of 176
Land area 2.7 mn km² 2023
8th of 214		 8.4 mn km² 2023
5th of 214

Energy

Indicator Argentina Brazil
Renewable electricity 34.6 % 2025
89th of 190		 86.6 % 2025
24th of 190
Wind and solar 15.5 % 2025
55th of 190		 27.6 % 2025
26th of 190
Nuclear power 7.0 % 2025
23rd of 180		 2.1 % 2025
29th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 41.6 % 2025
87th of 190		 88.7 % 2025
25th of 190
Fossil electricity 58.4 % 2025
87th of 190		 11.3 % 2025
25th of 190
Coal power 0.7 % 2025
114th of 188		 2.3 % 2025
122nd of 188
Carbon intensity of power 342 g/kWh 2025
77th of 190		 110 g/kWh 2025
24th of 190
Electricity per capita 3.54 MWh 2025
83rd of 191		 3.59 MWh 2025
82nd of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.