Utah is a state located in the Mountain West subregion of the Western 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 Utah and Afghanistan regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Utah bigger than Afghanistan?
The total area of Utah is 84,899 sq mi, and the total area of Afghanistan is 252,073 sq mi. Utah is smaller than Afghanistan by 167,174 sq mi. Utah is around 2.97 times smaller than Afghanistan.
Area of Utah: 84,899 sq mi ( 219,887 km2 )
Area of Afghanistan: 252,073 sq mi ( 652,867 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Utah as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 3,337,975.
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 Utah and Afghanistan.
The capital city of Utah is Salt Lake City, and the capital city of Afghanistan is Kabul.
Official Languages
Utah: English
Afghanistan: Pashto, Dari Persian
Demonym(s)
Utah: Utahn, Utahan
Afghanistan: Afghan
ISO 3166 Code
Utah: US-UT
Afghanistan: AF
Utah Time Zone:
UTC − 7 (Mountain Time Zone)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 6 (Mountain Daylight Time)
Afghanistan Time Zone:
UTC + 4:30 (Solar Hijri Calendar)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Utah:
39° 18′ 19.8″ N, 111° 40′ 13.08″ W
Coordinates of Afghanistan:
33° 0′ 0″ N, 65° 0′ 0″ E
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