Afghanistan vs Greece
Afghanistan is 4.94 times larger than Greece. Greece would fit into Afghanistan about 4.9 times.
AfghanistanGreeceAfghanistan moved onto Greece · Equal-area projection
4.94×
Afghanistan is 4.94× the area of Greece.
| Afghanistan | Greece | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 131,957 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 10,413,962 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 79 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Athens |
| Region | Southern Asia | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 4 |
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; Greece at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. 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 Greece?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 4.94 times larger than Greece. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Greece covers 131,957 km².
- How many times does Greece fit into Afghanistan?
- About 4.9 times: Afghanistan has 4.94× the area of Greece.
- Why do Afghanistan and Greece 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 Greece about 1.66×. 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 Greece?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 10,413,962. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Greece 79 per km².