Real size
How big is Argentina really?
2.78 million km²
1.07 million sq mi · 8th largest of the 167 here · about the size of Kazakhstan
Normal web maps draw it 1.5× too big
Argentina covers 2.78 million km² (1.07 million sq mi), about the size of Kazakhstan. A normal web map draws it about 1.5 times too big: not much, but enough to make it look bigger than countries nearer the equator.
Measured from our map outlines, so official figures can differ by a few percent. Ranks count the 167 countries and territories on these pages: those over 5,000 km², not counting disputed territories.
Part of the land Argentina holds or claims is disputed (1 dispute). Our area follows the borders drawn on today's map. See the disputed territories →
- Real area
- 2.78 million km²
- Size rank
- 8th of 167
- On a normal web map
- 1.5× too big
- Latitude
- 35°S
Countries about the same size
- KazakhstanAbout the same size
- IndiaIndia is 1.1 times the size of Argentina
- DR CongoArgentina is 1.2 times the size of DR Congo
- AlgeriaArgentina is 1.2 times the size of Algeria
- GreenlandArgentina is 1.3 times the size of Greenland
Argentina through history
Borders here have moved many times. Step through our maps, from 2000 BCE to today, to see who ruled this land before, and how big their realms really were.
Open the history map →Browse the eras →
Common questions
- How big is Argentina?
- Argentina covers about 2.78 million km² (1.07 million sq mi). It is the 8th largest of the 167 countries and territories on these pages (those over 5,000 km²).
- Why does Argentina look so big on maps?
- Most web maps use the Mercator projection, which keeps shapes right but stretches area more and more toward the poles. Averaged over the whole country, it draws Argentina about 1.5 times too big.
- Is Argentina bigger than India?
- No. India is about 1.1 times the size of Argentina.
- Is Argentina bigger than Kazakhstan?
- They are about the same size: within 5% of each other.