Argentina is 28.4% larger than Greenland. Areas below are total areas from national statistics; the Mercator factor shows how much a standard web map inflates each one.
Argentina is larger by 237,188 sq mi (614,314 km²).
Share of the two areas combined (true area, not map area)
| Metric | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 🇬🇱 Greenland | Ratio / Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Area (Sq Miles) | 1,073,518 sq mi | 836,330 sq mi | 1.28x |
| Total Area (Sq Kilometers) | 2,780,400 km² | 2,166,086 km² | 1.28x |
| Population | 46,000,000 | 56,600 | 812.7x more |
| Population Density | 43 people / sq mi | 0.1 people / sq mi | Argentina 633.2x denser |
| Capital or Seat | Buenos Aires | Nuuk | - |
| Largest Metropolitan Area | Buenos Aires | Nuuk | - |
| Latitude Center | -38.4° | 72.0° | 110.4° lat diff |
| Mercator Area Inflation Factor | 1.63x | 10.47x | 0.16x visual distortion |
Greenland looks colossal compared to South America on Mercator maps. In reality, Argentina alone is 28% larger than all of Greenland.
Mercator projection formulas stretch surface area proportionally to sec²(φ) = 1 / cos²(φ), magnifying landmasses drastically near the north and south poles.
Argentina covers 1,073,518 square miles, making it 28% larger than Greenland (836,330 square miles). On Mercator maps, Greenland appears several times larger than Argentina.
Argentina is the eighth-largest country in the world and the second-largest in South America.
Greenland is the largest non-continental island in the world.
Mercator factors use the center latitude only (area scale = 1 / cos² of latitude), so they are approximations for places that span many degrees of latitude.
Use published areas from national statistics offices or census gazetteers rather than judging by pixels on a flat web map.
Remember that Web Mercator tiles distort areas by 1/cos²(latitude). High-latitude regions appear vastly larger than equatorial states.
Drag one outline over the other in the true size tool; the shape is re-projected as it moves, so it keeps its real size.
Yes. Argentina is 28% larger than Greenland in actual surface area.
Argentina has about 46,000,000 people versus 56,600 in Greenland, roughly 812.7 times as many. Per square mile, that is about 43 people in Argentina and 0.1 in Greenland.
By area, Greenland (2,166,086 km²) fits into Argentina (2,780,400 km²) about 1.28 times. Shapes differ, so this is an area ratio, not a literal tiling.
