Afghanistan vs Guyana
Afghanistan is 3.03 times larger than Guyana. Guyana would fit into Afghanistan about 3.0 times.
AfghanistanGuyanaAfghanistan moved onto Guyana · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 3.03× the area of Guyana.
| Afghanistan | Guyana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 214,970 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 835,986 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 3.9 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Georgetown |
| Region | Southern Asia | South America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 3 |
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; Guyana at 5° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Guyana?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 3.03 times larger than Guyana. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Guyana covers 214,970 km².
- How many times does Guyana fit into Afghanistan?
- About 3.0 times: Afghanistan has 3.03× the area of Guyana.
- Why do Afghanistan and Guyana 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 Guyana about 1.01×. 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 Guyana?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 835,986. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Guyana 3.9 per km².