Country size comparison
compared to
Afghanistan is about 9 times bigger than Ireland.
Ireland is approximately 70,273 sq km,
while Afghanistan is approximately 652,230 sq km, making
Afghanistan 828% larger than Ireland.
Meanwhile, the population of Ireland is ~5.3 million people
(33.1 million more people live in Afghanistan).
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This to-scale map shows a size comparison of Ireland compared to Afghanistan. For more details, see an in-depth quality of life comparison of Afghanistan vs. Ireland using our country comparison tool.