What is the difference in surface area between Afghanistan and Chile?

103,686 sq. km, with Chile ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Chile?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Afghanistan vs Chile: Surface area (sq. km)

Afghanistan

652,870 sq. km

in 2024

Chile

756,556 sq. km

in 2024

Afghanistan rank

40th

Chile rank

37th

Surface area (sq. km) over time

Afghanistan
Chile

How they compare

Chile currently reports 756,556 sq. km against 652,870 sq. km in Afghanistan, a difference of 103,686 sq. km.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 40th and Chile ranks 37th of 216 countries.

Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Chile	Difference	Ahead
1960s	652,860 sq. km	756,096 sq. km	103,236 sq. km	Chile
1970s	652,860 sq. km	756,096 sq. km	103,236 sq. km	Chile
1980s	652,860 sq. km	756,096 sq. km	103,236 sq. km	Chile
1990s	652,860 sq. km	756,096 sq. km	103,236 sq. km	Chile
2000s	652,860 sq. km	756,096 sq. km	103,236 sq. km	Chile
2010s	652,860 sq. km	756,392 sq. km	103,532 sq. km	Chile
2020s	652,864 sq. km	757,112 sq. km	104,248 sq. km	Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Afghanistan or Chile?: Chile, at 756,556 sq. km against 652,870 sq. km in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in surface area between Afghanistan and Chile?: 103,686 sq. km, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Chile?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Chile rank globally for surface area?: Afghanistan ranks 40th and Chile ranks 37th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 16,669 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 12 November 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.