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

2.36 million sq. km, with Euro area ahead.

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

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Afghanistan vs Euro area: Surface area (sq. km)

Afghanistan

652,870 sq. km

in 2024

Euro area

3.02 million sq. km

in 2023

Afghanistan rank

40th

Euro area rank

42nd

Surface area (sq. km) over time

Afghanistan
Euro area

How they compare

Euro area currently reports 3.02 million sq. km against 652,870 sq. km in Afghanistan, a difference of 2.36 million sq. km.

That makes Euro area's figure about 4.6 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Euro area has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 40th and Euro area ranks 42nd of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Euro area	Difference	Ahead
1960s	652,860 sq. km	2.93 million sq. km	2.27 million sq. km	Euro area
1970s	652,860 sq. km	2.93 million sq. km	2.27 million sq. km	Euro area
1980s	652,860 sq. km	2.93 million sq. km	2.27 million sq. km	Euro area
1990s	652,860 sq. km	2.93 million sq. km	2.27 million sq. km	Euro area
2000s	652,860 sq. km	2.93 million sq. km	2.27 million sq. km	Euro area
2010s	652,860 sq. km	2.95 million sq. km	2.30 million sq. km	Euro area
2020s	652,862 sq. km	3.02 million sq. km	2.36 million sq. km	Euro area

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Afghanistan or Euro area?: Euro area, at 3.02 million sq. km against 652,870 sq. km in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in surface area between Afghanistan and Euro area?: 2.36 million sq. km, with Euro area ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Euro area?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Euro area rank globally for surface area?: Afghanistan ranks 40th and Euro area ranks 42nd 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.