Afghanistan vs Azerbaijan
Afghanistan is 7.53 times larger than Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan would fit into Afghanistan about 7.5 times.
AfghanistanAzerbaijanAfghanistan moved onto Azerbaijan · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 7.53× the area of Azerbaijan.
| Afghanistan | Azerbaijan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 86,600 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 10,246,996 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 118 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Baku |
| Region | Southern Asia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| 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; Azerbaijan at 40° N is stretched to 1.72×. 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 Azerbaijan?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 7.53 times larger than Azerbaijan. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Azerbaijan covers 86,600 km².
- How many times does Azerbaijan fit into Afghanistan?
- About 7.5 times: Afghanistan has 7.53× the area of Azerbaijan.
- Why do Afghanistan and Azerbaijan 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 Azerbaijan about 1.72×. 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 Azerbaijan?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 10,246,996. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Azerbaijan 118 per km².