Country size comparison
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Afghanistan is about 54 times bigger than Vanuatu.
Vanuatu is approximately 12,189 sq km, while Afghanistan is approximately 652,230 sq km, making Afghanistan 5,251% larger than Vanuatu. Meanwhile, the population of Vanuatu is ~308,043 people (38.0 million more people live in Afghanistan).
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