Afghanistan vs Guatemala
Afghanistan is 5.99 times larger than Guatemala. Guatemala would fit into Afghanistan about 6.0 times.
AfghanistanGuatemalaAfghanistan moved onto Guatemala · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 5.99× the area of Guatemala.
| Afghanistan | Guatemala | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 108,889 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 18,687,881 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 172 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Guatemala City |
| Region | Southern Asia | Central America |
| 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; Guatemala at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Guatemala?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 5.99 times larger than Guatemala. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Guatemala covers 108,889 km².
- How many times does Guatemala fit into Afghanistan?
- About 6.0 times: Afghanistan has 5.99× the area of Guatemala.
- Why do Afghanistan and Guatemala 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 Guatemala about 1.08×. 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 Guatemala?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 18,687,881. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Guatemala 172 per km².