Afghanistan vs Cyprus
Afghanistan is 70.6 times larger than Cyprus. Cyprus would fit into Afghanistan about 71 times.
AfghanistanCyprusAfghanistan moved onto Cyprus · Equal-area projection
70.6×
Afghanistan is 70.6× the area of Cyprus.
| Afghanistan | Cyprus | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 9,242 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 1,370,754 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 148 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Nicosia |
| Region | Southern Asia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 1 |
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; Cyprus at 35° N is stretched to 1.49×. 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 Cyprus?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 70.6 times larger than Cyprus. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Cyprus covers 9,242 km².
- How many times does Cyprus fit into Afghanistan?
- About 71 times: Afghanistan has 70.6× the area of Cyprus.
- Why do Afghanistan and Cyprus 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 Cyprus about 1.49×. 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 Cyprus?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 1,370,754. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Cyprus 148 per km².