Afghanistan vs Chile: Land area in square kilometers
Afghanistan
652,230 sq. km
in 2023
Chile
742,832 sq. km
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
40th
Chile rank
38th
Land area in square kilometers over time
- Afghanistan
- Chile
How they compare
Chile currently reports 742,832 sq. km against 652,230 sq. km in Afghanistan, a difference of 90,602 sq. km.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 40th and Chile ranks 38th of 215 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 | 652,230 sq. km | 743,532 sq. km | 91,302 sq. km | Chile |
| 1970s | 652,230 sq. km | 743,532 sq. km | 91,302 sq. km | Chile |
| 1980s | 652,230 sq. km | 743,532 sq. km | 91,302 sq. km | Chile |
| 1990s | 652,230 sq. km | 743,532 sq. km | 91,302 sq. km | Chile |
| 2000s | 652,230 sq. km | 743,532 sq. km | 91,302 sq. km | Chile |
| 2010s | 652,230 sq. km | 742,719 sq. km | 90,489 sq. km | Chile |
| 2020s | 652,230 sq. km | 742,832 sq. km | 90,602 sq. km | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in square kilometers, Afghanistan or Chile?
- Chile, at 742,832 sq. km against 652,230 sq. km in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in square kilometers between Afghanistan and Chile?
- 90,602 sq. km, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Chile?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Chile rank globally for land area in square kilometers?
- Afghanistan ranks 40th and Chile ranks 38th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Land area in square kilometers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area, measured in square kilometers (km²). Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.