Afghanistan vs Brazil
Brazil is 13.1 times larger than Afghanistan. Afghanistan would fit into Brazil about 13 times.
AfghanistanBrazilAfghanistan moved onto Brazil · Equal-area projection
0.08×
Afghanistan is 0.08× the area of Brazil. Put the other way, Brazil is 13.1× the size of Afghanistan.
| Afghanistan | Brazil | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 8,515,767 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 212,812,405 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 25 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Brasilia |
| Region | Southern Asia | South America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 10 |
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; Brazil at 11° S is stretched to 1.04×. 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 Brazil?
- No. Afghanistan is 13.1 times smaller than Brazil. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Brazil covers 8,515,767 km².
- How many times does Afghanistan fit into Brazil?
- About 13 times: Brazil has 13.1× the area of Afghanistan.
- Why do Afghanistan and Brazil 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 Brazil about 1.04×. 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 Brazil?
- Brazil: 212,812,405 people against 43,844,111. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Brazil 25 per km².