Country size comparison
compared to
Bangladesh is about 4.4 times smaller than Afghanistan.
Afghanistan is approximately 652,230 sq km, while Bangladesh is approximately 148,460 sq km, making Bangladesh 22.76% the size of Afghanistan. Meanwhile, the population of Afghanistan is ~38.3 million people (127.3 million more people live in Bangladesh).
Tip:
This to-scale comparison of
Afghanistan
vs.
Bangladesh
uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
Try dragging the outline to reposition.
Compare further: Bangladesh vs. Afghanistan
Flip Comparison · See true size
See Bangladesh on top of Afghanistan
→
Quality of Life Comparison · 14 statistics
Be 2.8 times more likely to be unemployed in Afghanistan
→
Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Afghanistan is 62.1% more expensive than Bangladesh overall
→
Moving from Bangladesh to Afghanistan · Cost, visas & climate
Compare cost of living, salary and climate.
→
Our free app, MapSize by MyLifeElsewhere — compare any two places, to scale on your mobile device.