Afghanistan vs Albania
Afghanistan is 22.7 times larger than Albania. Albania would fit into Afghanistan about 23 times.
AfghanistanAlbaniaAfghanistan moved onto Albania · Equal-area projection
22.7×
Afghanistan is 22.7× the area of Albania.
| Afghanistan | Albania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 28,748 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 2,349,580 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 82 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Tirane |
| Region | Southern Asia | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Afghanistan sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.45× its true area; Albania at 41° N is stretched to 1.76×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Afghanistan bigger than Albania?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 22.7 times larger than Albania. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Albania covers 28,748 km².
- How many times does Albania fit into Afghanistan?
- About 23 times: Afghanistan has 22.7× the area of Albania.
- Why do Afghanistan and Albania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Afghanistan is drawn about 1.45× its true area there and Albania about 1.76×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Afghanistan or Albania?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 2,349,580. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Albania 82 per km².