Afghanistan vs Angola
Angola is 91% larger than Afghanistan. Afghanistan would fit into Angola about 1.9 times.
AfghanistanAngolaAfghanistan moved onto Angola · Equal-area projection
0.52×
Afghanistan is 0.52× the area of Angola. Put the other way, Angola is 1.91× the size of Afghanistan.
| Afghanistan | Angola | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 1,246,700 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 39,040,039 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Luanda |
| Region | Southern Asia | Middle Africa |
| 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; Angola at 12° S is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Angola?
- No. Afghanistan is 48% smaller than Angola. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Angola covers 1,246,700 km².
- How many times does Afghanistan fit into Angola?
- About 1.9 times: Angola has 1.91× the area of Afghanistan.
- Why do Afghanistan and Angola 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 Angola about 1.05×. 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 Angola?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 39,040,039. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Angola 31 per km².