Afghanistan vs Canada
Canada is 15.3 times larger than Afghanistan. Afghanistan would fit into Canada about 15 times.
AfghanistanCanadaAfghanistan moved onto Canada · Equal-area projection
0.07×
Afghanistan is 0.07× the area of Canada. Put the other way, Canada is 15.3× the size of Afghanistan.
| Afghanistan | Canada | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 9,984,670 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 41,651,653 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 4.2 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Ottawa |
| Region | Southern Asia | Northern America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 1 |
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; Canada at 60° N is stretched to 4.1×. That difference is why Canada looks so much bigger than it is next to Afghanistan. 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 Canada?
- No. Afghanistan is 15.3 times smaller than Canada. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Canada covers 9,984,670 km².
- How many times does Afghanistan fit into Canada?
- About 15 times: Canada has 15.3× the area of Afghanistan.
- Why do Afghanistan and Canada 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 Canada about 4.1×. That is why Canada looks so much bigger than it really is next to Afghanistan. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Afghanistan or Canada?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 41,651,653. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Canada 4.2 per km².