Country size comparison
compared to
Chad is about 2 times bigger than Afghanistan.
Afghanistan is approximately 652,230 sq km, while Chad is approximately 1,284,000 sq km, making Chad 97% larger than Afghanistan. Meanwhile, the population of Afghanistan is ~38.3 million people (20.4 million fewer people live in Chad).
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Cost of Living Comparison · 6 categories - 2026 data
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