Country size comparison
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Afghanistan is about 8 times bigger than Austria.
Austria is approximately 83,871 sq km, while Afghanistan is approximately 652,230 sq km, making Afghanistan 678% larger than Austria. Meanwhile, the population of Austria is ~8.9 million people (29.4 million more people live in Afghanistan).
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Quality of Life Comparison · 13 statistics
Make 32.3 times more money in Austria
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Austria is 6.4 times more expensive than Afghanistan overall
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Moving from Afghanistan to Austria · OECD 2023
3,530 people moved from Afghanistan to Austria.
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