Afghanistan vs Congo
Afghanistan is 91% larger than Congo. Congo would fit into Afghanistan about 1.9 times.
AfghanistanCongoAfghanistan moved onto Congo · Equal-area projection
1.91×
Afghanistan is 1.91× the area of Congo.
| Afghanistan | Congo | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 342,000 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 6,484,437 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Brazzaville |
| Region | Southern Asia | Middle Africa |
| 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; Congo at 1° S 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 Congo?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 91% larger than Congo. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Congo covers 342,000 km².
- How many times does Congo fit into Afghanistan?
- About 1.9 times: Afghanistan has 1.91× the area of Congo.
- Why do Afghanistan and Congo 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 Congo 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 Congo?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 6,484,437. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Congo 19 per km².