Afghanistan vs Botswana
Afghanistan is 12% larger than Botswana.
AfghanistanBotswanaAfghanistan moved onto Botswana · Equal-area projection
1.12×
Afghanistan is 1.12× the area of Botswana.
| Afghanistan | Botswana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 581,737 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 2,562,122 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 4.4 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Gaborone |
| Region | Southern Asia | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 6 | 3 |
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; Botswana at 22° S is stretched to 1.17×. 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 Botswana?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 12% larger than Botswana. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Botswana covers 581,737 km².
- How many times does Botswana fit into Afghanistan?
- About 1.1 times: Afghanistan has 1.12× the area of Botswana.
- Why do Afghanistan and Botswana 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 Botswana about 1.17×. 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 Botswana?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 2,562,122. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Botswana 4.4 per km².