Afghanistan vs DR Congo
DR Congo is 3.6 times larger than Afghanistan. Afghanistan would fit into DR Congo about 3.6 times.
AfghanistanDR CongoAfghanistan moved onto DR Congo · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 0.28× the area of DR Congo. Put the other way, DR Congo is 3.6× the size of Afghanistan.
| Afghanistan | DR Congo | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 2,344,858 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 112,832,473 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 48 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Kinshasa |
| Region | Southern Asia | Middle Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 9 |
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; DR Congo at 3° 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 DR Congo?
- No. Afghanistan is 3.6 times smaller than DR Congo. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and DR Congo covers 2,344,858 km².
- How many times does Afghanistan fit into DR Congo?
- About 3.6 times: DR Congo has 3.6× the area of Afghanistan.
- Why do Afghanistan and DR 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 DR 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 DR Congo?
- DR Congo: 112,832,473 people against 43,844,111. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², DR Congo 48 per km².