Afghanistan vs Iran
Iran is 2.53 times larger than Afghanistan. Afghanistan would fit into Iran about 2.5 times.
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Afghanistan is 0.4× the area of Iran. Put the other way, Iran is 2.53× the size of Afghanistan.
| Afghanistan | Iran | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 1,648,195 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 92,417,681 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Tehran |
| Region | Southern Asia | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 7 |
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; Iran at 33° N is stretched to 1.41×. 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 Iran?
- No. Afghanistan is 2.53 times smaller than Iran. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Iran covers 1,648,195 km².
- How many times does Afghanistan fit into Iran?
- About 2.5 times: Iran has 2.53× the area of Afghanistan.
- Why do Afghanistan and Iran 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 Iran about 1.41×. 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 Iran?
- Iran: 92,417,681 people against 43,844,111. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Iran 56 per km².