Afghanistan vs Greenland
Greenland is 3.32 times larger than Afghanistan. Afghanistan would fit into Greenland about 3.3 times.
AfghanistanGreenlandAfghanistan moved onto Greenland · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 0.3× the area of Greenland. Put the other way, Greenland is 3.32× the size of Afghanistan.
| Afghanistan | Greenland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 2,166,086 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 56,831 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 0.03 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Nuuk |
| Region | Southern Asia | Northern America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
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; Greenland at 73° N is stretched to 11.8×. That difference is why Greenland 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 Greenland?
- No. Afghanistan is 3.32 times smaller than Greenland. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Greenland covers 2,166,086 km².
- How many times does Afghanistan fit into Greenland?
- About 3.3 times: Greenland has 3.32× the area of Afghanistan.
- Why do Afghanistan and Greenland 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 Greenland about 11.8×. That is why Greenland 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 Greenland?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 56,831. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Greenland 0.03 per km².