Afghanistan vs Italy
Afghanistan is 2.16 times larger than Italy. Italy would fit into Afghanistan about 2.2 times.
AfghanistanItalyAfghanistan moved onto Italy · Equal-area projection
2.16×
Afghanistan is 2.16× the area of Italy.
| Afghanistan | Italy | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 302,068 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 58,915,656 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 195 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Rome |
| Region | Southern Asia | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 6 |
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; Italy at 43° N is stretched to 1.85×. 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 Italy?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 2.16 times larger than Italy. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Italy covers 302,068 km².
- How many times does Italy fit into Afghanistan?
- About 2.2 times: Afghanistan has 2.16× the area of Italy.
- Why do Afghanistan and Italy 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 Italy about 1.85×. 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 Italy?
- Italy: 58,915,656 people against 43,844,111. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Italy 195 per km².