Afghanistan vs Argentina
Argentina is 4.26 times larger than Afghanistan. Afghanistan would fit into Argentina about 4.3 times.
AfghanistanArgentinaAfghanistan moved onto Argentina · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 0.23× the area of Argentina. Put the other way, Argentina is 4.26× the size of Afghanistan.
| Afghanistan | Argentina | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 2,780,400 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 45,851,378 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Buenos Aires |
| Region | Southern Asia | South America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 5 |
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; Argentina at 35° S is stretched to 1.48×. 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 Argentina?
- No. Afghanistan is 4.26 times smaller than Argentina. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Argentina covers 2,780,400 km².
- How many times does Afghanistan fit into Argentina?
- About 4.3 times: Argentina has 4.26× the area of Afghanistan.
- Why do Afghanistan and Argentina 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 Argentina about 1.48×. 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 Argentina?
- Argentina: 45,851,378 people against 43,844,111. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Argentina 16 per km².