What is the difference in surface area between Argentina and Kazakhstan?

55,500 sq. km, with Argentina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Kazakhstan?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Argentina vs Kazakhstan: Surface area (sq. km)

Argentina

2.78 million sq. km

in 2024

Kazakhstan

2.72 million sq. km

in 2024

Argentina rank

8th

Kazakhstan rank

9th

Surface area (sq. km) over time

Argentina
Kazakhstan

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 2.78 million sq. km against 2.72 million sq. km in Kazakhstan, a difference of 55,500 sq. km.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 8th and Kazakhstan ranks 9th of 216 countries.

Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Kazakhstan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2.78 million sq. km	2.72 million sq. km	55,500 sq. km	Argentina
1970s	2.78 million sq. km	2.72 million sq. km	55,500 sq. km	Argentina
1980s	2.78 million sq. km	2.72 million sq. km	55,500 sq. km	Argentina
1990s	2.78 million sq. km	2.72 million sq. km	55,500 sq. km	Argentina
2000s	2.78 million sq. km	2.72 million sq. km	55,500 sq. km	Argentina
2010s	2.78 million sq. km	2.72 million sq. km	55,500 sq. km	Argentina
2020s	2.78 million sq. km	2.72 million sq. km	55,500 sq. km	Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Argentina or Kazakhstan?: Argentina, at 2.78 million sq. km against 2.72 million sq. km in Kazakhstan as of 2024.
What is the difference in surface area between Argentina and Kazakhstan?: 55,500 sq. km, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Kazakhstan?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Kazakhstan rank globally for surface area?: Argentina ranks 8th and Kazakhstan ranks 9th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 16,669 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 12 November 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.