Afghanistan vs Ecuador
Afghanistan is 2.54 times larger than Ecuador. Ecuador would fit into Afghanistan about 2.5 times.
AfghanistanEcuadorAfghanistan moved onto Ecuador · Equal-area projection
2.54×
Afghanistan is 2.54× the area of Ecuador.
| Afghanistan | Ecuador | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 257,204 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 18,289,896 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 71 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Quito |
| Region | Southern Asia | South America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 2 |
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; Ecuador 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 Ecuador?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 2.54 times larger than Ecuador. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Ecuador covers 257,204 km².
- How many times does Ecuador fit into Afghanistan?
- About 2.5 times: Afghanistan has 2.54× the area of Ecuador.
- Why do Afghanistan and Ecuador 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 Ecuador 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 Ecuador?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 18,289,896. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Ecuador 71 per km².