Afghanistan vs Iceland
Afghanistan is 6.33 times larger than Iceland. Iceland would fit into Afghanistan about 6.3 times.
AfghanistanIcelandAfghanistan moved onto Iceland · Equal-area projection
6.33×
Afghanistan is 6.33× the area of Iceland.
| Afghanistan | Iceland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 103,004 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 392,404 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 3.8 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Reykjavik |
| Region | Southern Asia | Northern Europe |
| 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; Iceland at 65° N is stretched to 5.6×. That difference is why Iceland 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 Iceland?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 6.33 times larger than Iceland. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Iceland covers 103,004 km².
- How many times does Iceland fit into Afghanistan?
- About 6.3 times: Afghanistan has 6.33× the area of Iceland.
- Why do Afghanistan and Iceland 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 Iceland about 5.6×. That is why Iceland 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 Iceland?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 392,404. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Iceland 3.8 per km².