Country size comparison
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Afghanistan is about 30 times bigger than Israel.
Israel is approximately 21,937 sq km, while Afghanistan is approximately 652,230 sq km, making Afghanistan 2,873% larger than Israel. Meanwhile, the population of Israel is ~8.9 million people (29.4 million more people live in Afghanistan).
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Quality of Life Comparison · 14 statistics
Make 24.1 times more money in Israel
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Israel is 7.1 times more expensive than Afghanistan overall
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Moving from Afghanistan to Israel · UN DESA 2020
2,464 people born in Afghanistan live in Israel.
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