Afghanistan vs Algeria
Algeria is 3.65 times larger than Afghanistan. Afghanistan would fit into Algeria about 3.7 times.
AfghanistanAlgeriaAfghanistan moved onto Algeria · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 0.27× the area of Algeria. Put the other way, Algeria is 3.65× the size of Afghanistan.
| Afghanistan | Algeria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 2,381,741 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 47,435,312 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 20 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Algiers |
| Region | Southern Asia | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 7 |
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; Algeria at 28° N is stretched to 1.28×. 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 Algeria?
- No. Afghanistan is 3.65 times smaller than Algeria. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Algeria covers 2,381,741 km².
- How many times does Afghanistan fit into Algeria?
- About 3.7 times: Algeria has 3.65× the area of Afghanistan.
- Why do Afghanistan and Algeria 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 Algeria about 1.28×. 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 Algeria?
- Algeria: 47,435,312 people against 43,844,111. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Algeria 20 per km².