Country size comparison
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Afghanistan is about 17 times bigger than Bhutan.
Bhutan is approximately 38,394 sq km, while Afghanistan is approximately 652,230 sq km, making Afghanistan 1,599% larger than Bhutan. Meanwhile, the population of Bhutan is ~867,775 people (37.5 million more people live in Afghanistan).
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