Country size comparison
compared to
North Carolina is about 5 times smaller than Afghanistan.
Afghanistan is approximately 652,230 sq km, while North Carolina is approximately 126,161 sq km, making North Carolina 19.34% the size of Afghanistan. Meanwhile, the population of Afghanistan is ~38.3 million people (28.8 million fewer people live in North Carolina).
Tip:
This to-scale comparison of
Afghanistan
vs.
North Carolina
uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
Try dragging the outline to reposition.
Compare further: North Carolina vs. Afghanistan
Flip Comparison · See true size
See North Carolina on top of Afghanistan
→
Quality of Life Comparison · 4 statistics
Be 4.2 times more likely to be unemployed in Afghanistan
→
Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Afghanistan is 62.3% cheaper than North Carolina
→
Moving from North Carolina 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.