Country size comparison
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Afghanistan is about 16 times bigger than Switzerland.
Switzerland is approximately 41,277 sq km, while Afghanistan is approximately 652,230 sq km, making Afghanistan 1,480% larger than Switzerland. Meanwhile, the population of Switzerland is ~8.5 million people (29.8 million more people live in Afghanistan).
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