Country size comparison
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Afghanistan is about 3.3 times smaller than Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia is approximately 2,149,690 sq km, while Afghanistan is approximately 652,230 sq km, making Afghanistan 30.34% the size of Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile, the population of Saudi Arabia is ~35.4 million people (3.0 million more people live in Afghanistan).
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Quality of Life Comparison · 13 statistics
Make 24.8 times more money in Saudi Arabia
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Saudi Arabia is 3.4 times more expensive than Afghanistan overall
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Moving from Afghanistan to Saudi Arabia · UN DESA 2020
481,215 people born in Afghanistan live in Saudi Arabia.
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