Afghanistan vs Antarctica
Antarctica is 21.5 times larger than Afghanistan. Afghanistan would fit into Antarctica about 21 times.
AfghanistanAntarcticaAfghanistan moved onto Antarctica · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 0.05× the area of Antarctica. Put the other way, Antarctica is 21.5× the size of Afghanistan.
| Afghanistan | Antarctica | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 14,000,000 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 4,400 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 0.00 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | — |
| Region | Southern Asia | Antarctica |
| 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; Antarctica at 85° S is stretched to 129×. That difference is why Antarctica looks so much bigger than it is next to Afghanistan. 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 Antarctica?
- No. Afghanistan is 21.5 times smaller than Antarctica. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Antarctica covers 14,000,000 km².
- How many times does Afghanistan fit into Antarctica?
- About 21 times: Antarctica has 21.5× the area of Afghanistan.
- Why do Afghanistan and Antarctica 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 Antarctica about 129×. That is why Antarctica looks so much bigger than it really is next to Afghanistan. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Afghanistan or Antarctica?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 4,400. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Antarctica 0.00 per km².