Polity · 1834 CE – 1929 CE
Argentine Confederation
Confederación Argentina
- Peak recorded area
- 2,793,450 km²
- 1885 CE
- Data series
- 62
- 1834 CE–1929 CE
Overview
The Argentine Confederation was the last predecessor state of modern Argentina; its name is still one of the official names of the country according to the Argentine Constitution, Article 35. It was the name of the country from 1831 to 1852, when the provinces were organized as a confederation without a head of state.
Lead section from Wikipedia, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article.
Territory
15 dated territorial extents on record from Cliopatria. Areas are measured off the recorded polygons; the line steps because each extent holds until the next one is recorded — nothing is interpolated. CShapes 2.0 holds 3 further extents, measured on a different basis and deliberately not merged into this series.
The record
The best-attested series in each category; where several projects publish the same quantity, the one with the most observations is shown. Each row is the most recent value the record holds at or before 1929 CE, shown with the year that value belongs to. Some statistical series also publish forward projections — the year column is the honest guide. Nothing on this page is interpolated or estimated by us.
People
6 of 16 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Population89 obs · 1841 CE–1929 CE | 11.8Mpersons1929 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Urban Population89 obs · 1841 CE–1929 CE | 3Mpersons1929 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Height Men16 obs · 1770 CE–1920 CE | 169cm1920 CE · Clio-Infra |
| City Pop Buenos Aires15 obs · 1700 CE–1925 CE | 2.4Mpersons1925 CE · Chandler/Modelski Historical Urban Population |
| Life Expectancy11 obs · 1875 CE–1925 CE | 50.6years1925 CE · Clio-Infra |
| Urbanization Ratio6 obs · 1650 CE–1900 CE | 0.3549ratio1900 CE · Clio-Infra |
Economy
6 of 15 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| GDP per capita PPP130 obs · 1800 CE–1929 CE | 5,938int'l $ (inflation adj.)1929 CE · Gapminder |
| GDP per capita60 obs · 1800 CE–1929 CE | 6,9612011 int'l $1929 CE · Maddison Project Database 2023 |
| Total Exports60 obs · 1870 CE–1929 CE | 907.3million USD (current)1929 CE · CoW Bilateral Trade v4.0 |
| Total Imports60 obs · 1870 CE–1929 CE | 819.5million USD (current)1929 CE · CoW Bilateral Trade v4.0 |
| Trade Balance60 obs · 1870 CE–1929 CE | 87.8million USD (current)1929 CE · CoW Bilateral Trade v4.0 |
| Trade Openness60 obs · 1870 CE–1929 CE | 1,726.8million USD (current)1929 CE · CoW Bilateral Trade v4.0 |
Military
6 of 7 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| CINC Score89 obs · 1841 CE–1929 CE | 0.0073CINC (share of world capability)1929 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Energy Consumption89 obs · 1841 CE–1929 CE | 5.5Mcoal-ton equivalents1929 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Iron Steel Production89 obs · 1841 CE–1929 CE | 0tons1929 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Military Personnel82 obs · 1841 CE–1929 CE | 38Kpersons1929 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Military Expenditure GBP59 obs · 1841 CE–1913 CE | 4.8Mcurrent GBP1913 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Military Expenditure15 obs · 1914 CE–1929 CE | 46.8Mcurrent USD1929 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
Territory & resources
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Coal Production30 obs · 1900 CE–1929 CE | 0TWh1929 CE · Our World in Data Energy |
| Gas Production30 obs · 1900 CE–1929 CE | 2.89TWh1929 CE · Our World in Data Energy |
| Oil Production30 obs · 1900 CE–1929 CE | 15.84TWh1929 CE · Our World in Data Energy |
Governance
6 of 7 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Electoral Democracy Index141 obs · 1789 CE–1929 CE | 0.489index (0-1)1929 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Liberal Democracy Index141 obs · 1789 CE–1929 CE | 0.384index (0-1)1929 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Participatory Democracy Index141 obs · 1789 CE–1929 CE | 0.303index (0-1)1929 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Rule Of Law Index141 obs · 1789 CE–1929 CE | 0.785index (0-1)1929 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Polity2105 obs · 1825 CE–1929 CE | 2index (-10 to 10)1929 CE · Clio-Infra |
| Regime Type30 obs · 1900 CE–1929 CE | 1RoW index (0-3)1929 CE · V-Dem v15 |
Development
6 of 14 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Freedom Of Expression Index141 obs · 1789 CE–1929 CE | 0.833index (0-1)1929 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Tech Radios98 obs · 1816 CE–1913 CE | 0count1913 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
| Tech Railway Line Km85 obs · 1845 CE–1929 CE | 37.5Kkm1929 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
| Tech Merchant Shipping Tonnage42 obs · 1888 CE–1929 CE | 297gross tons1929 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
| Tech Telegraph26 obs · 1895 CE–1929 CE | 7.3count1929 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
| Tech Mail Items24 obs · 1895 CE–1918 CE | 572items1918 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
Memberships
- Paraguay–Argentina Non-Aggression Pact (1856)Historical alliance · member1856 CE – 1862 CE
- Brazil–Argentina Defense Pact (1859)Military alliance · member1859 CE – 1864 CE
- Brazil–Argentina–Uruguay Defense Pact (1865)Military alliance · member1865 CE – 1882 CE
Sources
Every figure above comes from one of these. Nothing on this page is estimated, interpolated or model-generated.
Chandler/Modelski Historical Urban PopulationChandler 1987 / Modelski 2003
Chandler, T. (1987). Four Thousand Years of Urban Growth; Modelski, G. (2003). World Cities: -3000 to 2000.
Compiled from published works (Chandler 1987; Modelski 2003)
CHAT (Comin-Hobijn)2009 (FinalCHAT_72909)
Comin, D. & Hobijn, B. (2009). The CHAT Dataset. NBER Working Paper 15319.
NBER research data, freely downloadable
Clio-Infra2017 datasets
Clio-Infra project (2017). Reconstructions of global inequality and well-being. International Institute of Social History.
Academic use, attribution
Seshat Global History Databank. Cliopatria: a historical basemap of polity borders (cliopatria.geojson).
Correlates of War NMC v6.0v6.0
Singer, J.D. (1987). National Material Capabilities Data (NMC), v6.0. Correlates of War Project.
Free academic use, citation
Barbieri, K. & Keshk, O. (2016). Correlates of War Project Trade Data Set, v4.0.
Free academic use, citation
Gapminderv14 / systema globalis
Gapminder Foundation. Gapminder systema globalis dataset.
CC BY 4.0
Maddison Project Database 20232023
Bolt, J. & van Zanden, J.L. (2024). Maddison Project Database 2023. University of Groningen GGDC.
CC BY 4.0
Our World in Data (2024). Energy dataset. Based on Energy Institute & Ember.
CC BY 4.0
V-Dem v15v15
Coppedge, M. et al. (2025). V-Dem Country-Year Dataset v15. Varieties of Democracy Project.
Free academic/non-commercial use, attribution
Wikipedia contributors. Article lead sections, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Argentine Confederation is one of the polities with a sourced record deep enough to publish.