Which has higher surface area, Afghanistan or Norway?

Afghanistan, at 652,870 sq. km against 624,500 sq. km in Norway as of 2023.

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

28,370 sq. km, with Afghanistan ahead.

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

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

Afghanistan vs Norway: Surface area

Afghanistan

652,870 sq. km

in 2023

Norway

624,500 sq. km

in 2023

Afghanistan rank

40th

Norway rank

43rd

Surface area over time

Afghanistan
Norway

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 652,870 sq. km against 624,500 sq. km in Norway, a difference of 28,370 sq. km.

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

Afghanistan ranks 40th and Norway ranks 43rd of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1960s	652,860 sq. km	385,178 sq. km	267,682 sq. km	Afghanistan
1970s	652,860 sq. km	385,178 sq. km	267,682 sq. km	Afghanistan
1980s	652,860 sq. km	385,178 sq. km	267,682 sq. km	Afghanistan
1990s	652,860 sq. km	385,178 sq. km	267,682 sq. km	Afghanistan
2000s	652,860 sq. km	385,178 sq. km	267,682 sq. km	Afghanistan
2010s	652,860 sq. km	553,201 sq. km	99,659 sq. km	Afghanistan
2020s	652,862 sq. km	624,500 sq. km	28,363 sq. km	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Afghanistan or Norway?: Afghanistan, at 652,870 sq. km against 624,500 sq. km in Norway as of 2023.
What is the difference in surface area between Afghanistan and Norway?: 28,370 sq. km, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Norway?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Norway rank globally for surface area?: Afghanistan ranks 40th and Norway ranks 43rd 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: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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