Country size comparison
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Afghanistan is about 2 times bigger than Vietnam.
Vietnam is approximately 331,210 sq km, while Afghanistan is approximately 652,230 sq km, making Afghanistan 97% larger than Vietnam. Meanwhile, the population of Vietnam is ~103.8 million people (65.5 million fewer people live in Afghanistan).
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