Country size comparison
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Afghanistan is about 3.7 times bigger than Uruguay.
Uruguay is approximately 176,215 sq km, while Afghanistan is approximately 652,230 sq km, making Afghanistan 270% larger than Uruguay. Meanwhile, the population of Uruguay is ~3.4 million people (34.9 million more people live in Afghanistan).
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Make 15.3 times more money in Uruguay
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