Afghanistan vs IDA blend: Surface area

Afghanistan
652,870 sq. km
in 2023
IDA blend
5.00 million sq. km
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
40th
IDA blend rank
38th

Surface area over time

  • Afghanistan
  • IDA blend
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M196119922023

How they compare

IDA blend currently reports 5.00 million sq. km against 652,870 sq. km in Afghanistan, a difference of 4.34 million sq. km.

That makes IDA blend's figure about 7.7 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, IDA blend has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 40th and IDA blend ranks 38th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan IDA blend Difference Ahead
1960s 652,860 sq. km 4.98 million sq. km 4.33 million sq. km IDA blend
1970s 652,860 sq. km 4.98 million sq. km 4.33 million sq. km IDA blend
1980s 652,860 sq. km 4.98 million sq. km 4.33 million sq. km IDA blend
1990s 652,860 sq. km 4.98 million sq. km 4.33 million sq. km IDA blend
2000s 652,860 sq. km 4.98 million sq. km 4.33 million sq. km IDA blend
2010s 652,860 sq. km 4.98 million sq. km 4.33 million sq. km IDA blend
2020s 652,862 sq. km 5.00 million sq. km 4.34 million sq. km IDA blend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Afghanistan or IDA blend?
IDA blend, at 5.00 million sq. km against 652,870 sq. km in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in surface area between Afghanistan and IDA blend?
4.34 million sq. km, with IDA blend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and IDA blend?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and IDA blend rank globally for surface area?
Afghanistan ranks 40th and IDA blend ranks 38th of 215 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
263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
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Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.