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

99,740 sq. km, with Zambia ahead.

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

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

Afghanistan vs Zambia: Surface area

Afghanistan

652,870 sq. km

in 2023

Zambia

752,610 sq. km

in 2023

Afghanistan rank

41st

Zambia rank

39th

Surface area over time

Afghanistan
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 752,610 sq. km against 652,870 sq. km in Afghanistan, a difference of 99,740 sq. km.

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

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

Afghanistan ranks 41st and Zambia ranks 39th of 217 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	652,860 sq. km	752,610 sq. km	99,750 sq. km	Zambia
1970s	652,860 sq. km	752,610 sq. km	99,750 sq. km	Zambia
1980s	652,860 sq. km	752,610 sq. km	99,750 sq. km	Zambia
1990s	652,860 sq. km	752,610 sq. km	99,750 sq. km	Zambia
2000s	652,860 sq. km	752,610 sq. km	99,750 sq. km	Zambia
2010s	652,860 sq. km	752,610 sq. km	99,750 sq. km	Zambia
2020s	652,862 sq. km	752,610 sq. km	99,748 sq. km	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Afghanistan or Zambia?: Zambia, at 752,610 sq. km against 652,870 sq. km in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in surface area between Afghanistan and Zambia?: 99,740 sq. km, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Zambia?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Zambia rank globally for surface area?: Afghanistan ranks 41st and Zambia ranks 39th of 217 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: 20 August 2026

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