Afghanistan vs Chad
Chad is 97% larger than Afghanistan. Afghanistan would fit into Chad about 2.0 times.
AfghanistanChadAfghanistan moved onto Chad · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 0.51× the area of Chad. Put the other way, Chad is 1.97× the size of Afghanistan.
| Afghanistan | Chad | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 1,284,000 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 21,003,705 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | N'Djamena |
| 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; Chad at 15° N is stretched to 1.07×. 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 Chad?
- No. Afghanistan is 49% smaller than Chad. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Chad covers 1,284,000 km².
- How many times does Afghanistan fit into Chad?
- About 2.0 times: Chad has 1.97× the area of Afghanistan.
- Why do Afghanistan and Chad 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 Chad about 1.07×. 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 Chad?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 21,003,705. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Chad 16 per km².