Afghanistan vs Cambodia
Afghanistan is 3.6 times larger than Cambodia. Cambodia would fit into Afghanistan about 3.6 times.
AfghanistanCambodiaAfghanistan moved onto Cambodia · Equal-area projection
3.6×
Afghanistan is 3.6× the area of Cambodia.
| Afghanistan | Cambodia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 181,035 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 17,847,982 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 99 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Phnom Penh |
| Region | Southern Asia | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| 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; Cambodia at 13° N is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Cambodia?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 3.6 times larger than Cambodia. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Cambodia covers 181,035 km².
- How many times does Cambodia fit into Afghanistan?
- About 3.6 times: Afghanistan has 3.6× the area of Cambodia.
- Why do Afghanistan and Cambodia 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 Cambodia about 1.05×. 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 Cambodia?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 17,847,982. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Cambodia 99 per km².