Afghanistan vs Egypt
Egypt is 55% larger than Afghanistan. Afghanistan would fit into Egypt about 1.5 times.
AfghanistanEgyptAfghanistan moved onto Egypt · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 0.65× the area of Egypt. Put the other way, Egypt is 1.55× the size of Afghanistan.
| Afghanistan | Egypt | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 1,010,408 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 118,365,995 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 117 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Cairo |
| Region | Southern Asia | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 4 |
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; Egypt at 26° N is stretched to 1.25×. 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 Egypt?
- No. Afghanistan is 35% smaller than Egypt. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Egypt covers 1,010,408 km².
- How many times does Afghanistan fit into Egypt?
- About 1.5 times: Egypt has 1.55× the area of Afghanistan.
- Why do Afghanistan and Egypt 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 Egypt about 1.25×. 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 Egypt?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 43,844,111. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Egypt 117 per km².