Afghanistan vs France
Afghanistan and France are almost exactly the same size.
AfghanistanFranceAfghanistan moved onto France · Equal-area projection
1.01×
Afghanistan is 1.01× the area of France.
| Afghanistan | France | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 643,801 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 68,720,337 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 107 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Paris |
| Region | Southern Asia | Western Europe |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 10 |
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; France at 43° N is stretched to 1.87×. 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 France?
- Yes. Afghanistan and France are almost exactly the same size. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and France covers 643,801 km².
- How many times does France fit into Afghanistan?
- About 1.0 times: Afghanistan has 1.01× the area of France.
- Why do Afghanistan and France 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 France about 1.87×. 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 France?
- France: 68,720,337 people against 43,844,111. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², France 107 per km².