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Argentina vs United Arab Emirates
How Argentina and United Arab Emirates compare on 38 measures, from 1789 to 2025. The main differences:
- Life expectancy · In 2023, United Arab Emirates was higher: 82.9 years against 77.4 years
- GDP per person · In 2024, United Arab Emirates was higher: $41,610 against $12,770
- Population · In 2023, Argentina was higher: 45.5 million people against 10.6 million people
- Military spending · In 2014, United Arab Emirates was higher: 5.64% of GDP against 0.88% of GDP
- CO₂ per person · In 2024, United Arab Emirates was higher: 18.26 tonnes against 4.01 tonnes
- Life expectancyArgentina: 77.4 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- PopulationArgentina: 45.5 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- GDP per personArgentina: $13,290 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- TemperatureArgentina: 15.4 °C in 2025United Arab Emirates: 28.9 °C in 2025
Every measure
Health
- Life expectancyArgentina: 77.4 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityArgentina: 1 per 100 live births in 2024United Arab Emirates: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityArgentina: 9 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Arab Emirates: 4.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionArgentina: 3.67% in 2017United Arab Emirates: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateArgentina: 10.6 per 100,000 people in 2017United Arab Emirates: 5.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationArgentina: 45.5 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthArgentina: 0.35% a year in 2023United Arab Emirates: 3.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateArgentina: 1.5 births per woman in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.2 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationArgentina: 92.4% in 2025United Arab Emirates: 86% in 2025
- Median ageArgentina: 32.1 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 31.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overArgentina: 12.2% in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateArgentina: 0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 28.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personArgentina: $13,290 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- GDP growthArgentina: 4.5% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 6.2% a year in 2025
- InflationArgentina: 41.9% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 1.3% a year in 2025
- Government debtArgentina: 80.1% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 33.9% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingArgentina: 0.56% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 5.64% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending in US dollarsArgentina: $3.73B in 2025United Arab Emirates: $27.8B in 2014
- Military spending per personArgentina: $85 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $2,840 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingArgentina: 1.8% of government spending in 2025United Arab Emirates: 17% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelArgentina: 103,000 people in 2020United Arab Emirates: 63,000 people in 2020
- National powerArgentina: 0.45% of world capability in 2022United Arab Emirates: 0.47% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersArgentina: 0.53% of the labour force in 2020United Arab Emirates: 1.02% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsArgentina: 108 million TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 868 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsArgentina: 1 million TIV in 2011United Arab Emirates: 33 million TIV in 2025
Climate
Technology and environment
- CO₂ per personArgentina: 4.01 tonnes in 2024United Arab Emirates: 18.26 tonnes in 2024
- Internet usersArgentina: 89.7% in 2024United Arab Emirates: 100% in 2024
- Access to electricityArgentina: 98.4% in 2024United Arab Emirates: 100% in 2024
- Forest areaArgentina: 17.1% in 2024United Arab Emirates: 4.6% in 2024
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Sources: UN, Gapminder and UN IGME, IHME, World Bank, IMF, UNESCO, Our World in Data, V-Dem, UCDP, SIPRI, IISS, Correlates of War, ERA5, CMIP6, EDGAR, ITU and FAO. Each measure’s page names its own and what it counts.
- Values are drawn on today’s borders. Years without a published value are left empty, never filled in.
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