Afghanistan vs Australia
Australia is 11.8 times larger than Afghanistan. Afghanistan would fit into Australia about 12 times.
AfghanistanAustraliaAfghanistan moved onto Australia · Equal-area projection
0.08×
Afghanistan is 0.08× the area of Australia. Put the other way, Australia is 11.8× the size of Afghanistan.
| Afghanistan | Australia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 7,692,024 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 27,614,411 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 3.6 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Canberra |
| Region | Southern Asia | Australia and New Zealand |
| 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; Australia at 26° S is stretched to 1.23×. 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 Australia?
- No. Afghanistan is 11.8 times smaller than Australia. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Australia covers 7,692,024 km².
- How many times does Afghanistan fit into Australia?
- About 12 times: Australia has 11.8× the area of Afghanistan.
- Why do Afghanistan and Australia 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 Australia about 1.23×. 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 Australia?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 27,614,411. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Australia 3.6 per km².