Afghanistan vs Bolivia
Bolivia is 68% larger than Afghanistan. Afghanistan would fit into Bolivia about 1.7 times.
AfghanistanBoliviaAfghanistan moved onto Bolivia · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 0.59× the area of Bolivia. Put the other way, Bolivia is 1.68× the size of Afghanistan.
| Afghanistan | Bolivia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 1,098,581 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 12,581,843 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 11 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | La Paz |
| Region | Southern Asia | South America |
| 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; Bolivia at 17° S is stretched to 1.09×. 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 Bolivia?
- No. Afghanistan is 41% smaller than Bolivia. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Bolivia covers 1,098,581 km².
- How many times does Afghanistan fit into Bolivia?
- About 1.7 times: Bolivia has 1.68× the area of Afghanistan.
- Why do Afghanistan and Bolivia 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 Bolivia about 1.09×. 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 Bolivia?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 12,581,843. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Bolivia 11 per km².