Afghanistan vs American Samoa
Afghanistan is 3,278 times larger than American Samoa. American Samoa would fit into Afghanistan about 3278 times.
AfghanistanAmerican SamoaAfghanistan moved onto American Samoa · Equal-area projection
3,278×
Afghanistan is 3,278× the area of American Samoa.
| Afghanistan | American Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 199 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 46,029 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 231 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Pago Pago |
| Region | Southern Asia | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
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; American Samoa at 14° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 American Samoa?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 3,278 times larger than American Samoa. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and American Samoa covers 199 km².
- How many times does American Samoa fit into Afghanistan?
- About 3278 times: Afghanistan has 3,278× the area of American Samoa.
- Why do Afghanistan and American Samoa 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 American Samoa about 1.06×. 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 American Samoa?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 46,029. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², American Samoa 231 per km².