Afghanistan vs Estonia
Afghanistan is 14.4 times larger than Estonia. Estonia would fit into Afghanistan about 14 times.
AfghanistanEstoniaAfghanistan moved onto Estonia · Equal-area projection
14.4×
Afghanistan is 14.4× the area of Estonia.
| Afghanistan | Estonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 45,335 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 1,366,475 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Tallinn |
| Region | Southern Asia | Northern Europe |
| 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; Estonia at 59° N is stretched to 3.7×. That difference is why Estonia looks so much bigger than it is next to Afghanistan. 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 Estonia?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 14.4 times larger than Estonia. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Estonia covers 45,335 km².
- How many times does Estonia fit into Afghanistan?
- About 14 times: Afghanistan has 14.4× the area of Estonia.
- Why do Afghanistan and Estonia 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 Estonia about 3.7×. That is why Estonia looks so much bigger than it really is next to Afghanistan. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Afghanistan or Estonia?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 1,366,475. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Estonia 30 per km².