Country comparison
South Korea vs Argentina
Argentina is 28× the size of South Korea. South Korea has 1.1× the population of Argentina. South Korea has 2.4× the GDP per capita of Argentina.
Side by side
| South Korea | Category | Argentina |
|---|---|---|
| 100,460 km² | Area (2024) Argentina: 28× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 2,780,400 km² more |
| 51.7 million more | Population (2025) South Korea: 1.1× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 45.9 million |
| 530 people/km² | Population density (2024) South Korea: 32× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 17 people/km² |
| US$ 36,227 more | GDP per capita (2025) South Korea: 2.4× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | US$ 14,898 |
| 83.6 years more | Life expectancy (2024) World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 77.5 years |
| 98% more | Internet users (2024) World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 90% |
| 44.5 years | Median age (2023) South Korea: 1.4× more Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0) | 32.1 years |
| 0.75 births per woman | Fertility rate (2024) Argentina: 2× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 1.5 births per woman |
| 11.4 t | CO₂ emissions per capita (2024) South Korea: 2.8× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 4 t less |
| 7 more | Castles, fortresses and palaces South Korea: 7× more Wikidata (CC0 1.0) | 1 |
| 1 | Ghost stories Argentina: 4× more | 4 |
| 1 | UFO cases Argentina: 3× more | 3 |
| 30 | VPN providers with servers in the country Argentina: 1.1× more VPN Map (Ominuvo) (CC BY 4.0) | 34 |
| Korean | Official languages Unicode CLDR (Unicode License v3) | Spanish |
| South Korean won (KRW) | Currency ISO 4217 | Argentine peso (ARS) |
| Type C, F · 220 V | Plugs and voltage Shared plug types: C | Type C, I · 220 V |
| UTC+9 | Time zone of the capital Time difference: 12 h IANA tz database (public domain) | UTC−3 |
Values link to the country pages in the Ominuvo series maps. Area: World Bank data (indicator AG.SRF.TOTL.K2: land and inland water, source FAO, CC BY 4.0); “approx.” – no such data for the country: area of the map outline (Natural Earth 1:50m), accurate to about 3%.
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Source: World Bank – Surface area (AG.SRF.TOTL.K2), FAO (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – WDI: UN World Population Prospects (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – World Population Prospects, United Nations (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union… (CC BY 4.0), Our World in Data – UN, World Population Prospects (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint… (CC BY 4.0), Wikidata (CC0 1.0), VPN Map (Ominuvo) (CC BY 4.0), Unicode CLDR (Unicode License v3), ISO 4217, IANA tz database (public domain), Natural Earth (public domain). Data from the Ominuvo series maps (index of 2026-11-01); details and licences on the map pages.