Kentucky is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States of America, whereas Afghanistan is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and South Asia. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Kentucky and Afghanistan regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Kentucky bigger than Afghanistan?
The total area of Kentucky is 40,408 sq mi, and the total area of Afghanistan is 252,073 sq mi. Kentucky is smaller than Afghanistan by 211,665 sq mi. Kentucky is around 6.24 times smaller than Afghanistan.
Area of Kentucky: 40,408 sq mi ( 104,656 km2 )
Area of Afghanistan: 252,073 sq mi ( 652,867 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Kentucky as of 1st July 2021, was estimated to be around 4,509,394.
Based on the World Bank data, the total population of Afghanistan as of 2020, was estimated to be around 38,928,341.
Here is some more data comparison between Kentucky and Afghanistan.
The capital city of Kentucky is Frankfort, and the capital city of Afghanistan is Kabul.
Official Languages
Kentucky: English
Afghanistan: Pashto, Dari Persian
Demonym(s)
Kentucky: Kentuckian
Afghanistan: Afghan
ISO 3166 Code
Kentucky: US-KY
Afghanistan: AF
Human Development Index
HDI of Kentucky as of 2019: 0.890
HDI of Afghanistan as of 2019: 0.511
Kentucky Time Zone:
UTC − 5 (Eastern Time Zone)
UTC − 6 (Central Time Zone)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 4 (Eastern Daylight Time)
UTC − 5 (Central Daylight Time)
Afghanistan Time Zone:
UTC + 4:30 (Solar Hijri Calendar)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Kentucky:
37° 32′ 4.92″ N, 85° 18′ 7.56″ W
Coordinates of Afghanistan:
33° 0′ 0″ N, 65° 0′ 0″ E
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