Afghanistan vs Ethiopia
Ethiopia is 69% larger than Afghanistan. Afghanistan would fit into Ethiopia about 1.7 times.
AfghanistanEthiopiaAfghanistan moved onto Ethiopia · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 0.59× the area of Ethiopia. Put the other way, Ethiopia is 1.69× the size of Afghanistan.
| Afghanistan | Ethiopia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 1,104,300 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 135,472,051 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Addis Ababa |
| Region | Southern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 6 | 7 |
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; Ethiopia at 9° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Ethiopia?
- No. Afghanistan is 41% smaller than Ethiopia. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km².
- How many times does Afghanistan fit into Ethiopia?
- About 1.7 times: Ethiopia has 1.69× the area of Afghanistan.
- Why do Afghanistan and Ethiopia 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 Ethiopia about 1.02×. 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 Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia: 135,472,051 people against 43,844,111. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Ethiopia 123 per km².