Afghanistan vs Eswatini
Afghanistan is 37.6 times larger than Eswatini. Eswatini would fit into Afghanistan about 38 times.
AfghanistanEswatiniAfghanistan moved onto Eswatini · Equal-area projection
37.6×
Afghanistan is 37.6× the area of Eswatini.
| Afghanistan | Eswatini | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 17,364 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 1,256,174 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 72 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Mbabane |
| Region | Southern Asia | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| 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; Eswatini at 27° S 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 Eswatini?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 37.6 times larger than Eswatini. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Eswatini covers 17,364 km².
- How many times does Eswatini fit into Afghanistan?
- About 38 times: Afghanistan has 37.6× the area of Eswatini.
- Why do Afghanistan and Eswatini 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 Eswatini 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 Eswatini?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 1,256,174. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Eswatini 72 per km².