Afghanistan vs Chile
Chile is 16% larger than Afghanistan.
AfghanistanChileAfghanistan moved onto Chile · Equal-area projection
0.86×
Afghanistan is 0.86× the area of Chile. Put the other way, Chile is 1.16× the size of Afghanistan.
| Afghanistan | Chile | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 756,102 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 19,859,921 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 26 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Santiago |
| Region | Southern Asia | South America |
| 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; Chile at 36° S is stretched to 1.53×. 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 Chile?
- No. Afghanistan is 14% smaller than Chile. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Chile covers 756,102 km².
- How many times does Afghanistan fit into Chile?
- About 1.2 times: Chile has 1.16× the area of Afghanistan.
- Why do Afghanistan and Chile 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 Chile about 1.53×. 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 Chile?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 19,859,921. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Chile 26 per km².