Country size comparison
compared to
Portugal is about 7 times smaller than Afghanistan.
Afghanistan is approximately 652,230 sq km, while Portugal is approximately 92,090 sq km, making Portugal 14.12% the size of Afghanistan. Meanwhile, the population of Afghanistan is ~43.8 million people (33.0 million fewer people live in Portugal).
Tip:
This to-scale comparison of
Afghanistan
vs.
Portugal
uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
Try dragging the outline to reposition.
Compare further: Portugal vs. Afghanistan
Flip Comparison · See true size
See Portugal on top of Afghanistan
→
Quality of Life Comparison · 24 statistics
Be 2.9 times more likely to live below the poverty line in Afghanistan
→
Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Afghanistan is 74.1% cheaper than Portugal overall
→
Moving from Portugal 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.