Afghanistan vs Colombia
Colombia is 75% larger than Afghanistan. Afghanistan would fit into Colombia about 1.8 times.
AfghanistanColombiaAfghanistan moved onto Colombia · Equal-area projection
0.57×
Afghanistan is 0.57× the area of Colombia. Put the other way, Colombia is 1.75× the size of Afghanistan.
| Afghanistan | Colombia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 1,141,748 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 53,425,635 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 47 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Bogota |
| Region | Southern Asia | South America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 5 |
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; Colombia at 4° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Colombia?
- No. Afghanistan is 43% smaller than Colombia. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Colombia covers 1,141,748 km².
- How many times does Afghanistan fit into Colombia?
- About 1.8 times: Colombia has 1.75× the area of Afghanistan.
- Why do Afghanistan and Colombia 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 Colombia about 1.0×. 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 Colombia?
- Colombia: 53,425,635 people against 43,844,111. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Colombia 47 per km².