Country size comparison
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Afghanistan is about 1.9 times smaller than Niger.
Niger is approximately 1,267,000 sq km, while Afghanistan is approximately 652,230 sq km, making Afghanistan 51.48% the size of Niger. Meanwhile, the population of Niger is ~24.5 million people (13.9 million more people live in Afghanistan).
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