Afghanistan vs Equatorial Guinea
Afghanistan is 23.3 times larger than Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea would fit into Afghanistan about 23 times.
AfghanistanEquatorial GuineaAfghanistan moved onto Equatorial Guinea · Equal-area projection
23.3×
Afghanistan is 23.3× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
| Afghanistan | Equatorial Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 28,051 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 1,938,431 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 69 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Malabo |
| Region | Southern Asia | Middle Africa |
| 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; Equatorial Guinea at 2° N 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 23.3 times larger than Equatorial Guinea. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km².
- How many times does Equatorial Guinea fit into Afghanistan?
- About 23 times: Afghanistan has 23.3× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
- Why do Afghanistan and Equatorial Guinea 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 Equatorial Guinea 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 1,938,431. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Equatorial Guinea 69 per km².