Afghanistan vs Israel
Afghanistan is 31.4 times larger than Israel. Israel would fit into Afghanistan about 31 times.
AfghanistanIsraelAfghanistan moved onto Israel · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 31.4× the area of Israel.
| Afghanistan | Israel | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 20,770 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 10,122,800 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 487 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Jerusalem |
| Region | Southern Asia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 5 |
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; Israel at 31° N is stretched to 1.37×. 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 Israel?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 31.4 times larger than Israel. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Israel covers 20,770 km².
- How many times does Israel fit into Afghanistan?
- About 31 times: Afghanistan has 31.4× the area of Israel.
- Why do Afghanistan and Israel 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 Israel about 1.37×. 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 Israel?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 10,122,800. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Israel 487 per km².