Country size comparison
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Afghanistan is about 2.2 times bigger than Italy.
Italy is approximately 301,340 sq km, while Afghanistan is approximately 652,230 sq km, making Afghanistan 116% larger than Italy. Meanwhile, the population of Italy is ~61.1 million people (22.7 million fewer people live in Afghanistan).
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Quality of Life Comparison · 14 statistics
Make 26.4 times more money in Italy
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Italy is 5.0 times more expensive than Afghanistan overall
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Moving from Afghanistan to Italy · OECD 2023
2,485 people moved from Afghanistan to Italy.
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