Afghanistan vs Central African Republic
Afghanistan is 5% larger than Central African Republic.
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Afghanistan is 1.05× the area of Central African Republic.
| Afghanistan | Central African Republic | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 622,984 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 5,513,282 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 8.8 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Bangui |
| Region | Southern Asia | Middle Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 6 | 6 |
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; Central African Republic at 7° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Central African Republic?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 5% larger than Central African Republic. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Central African Republic covers 622,984 km².
- How many times does Central African Republic fit into Afghanistan?
- About 1.0 times: Afghanistan has 1.05× the area of Central African Republic.
- Why do Afghanistan and Central African Republic 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 Central African Republic about 1.01×. 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 Central African Republic?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 5,513,282. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Central African Republic 8.8 per km².