Country size comparison
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Afghanistan is about 6 times bigger than Benin.
Benin is approximately 112,622 sq km, while Afghanistan is approximately 652,230 sq km, making Afghanistan 479% larger than Benin. Meanwhile, the population of Benin is ~13.8 million people (24.6 million more people live in Afghanistan).
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