Afghanistan vs Japan
Afghanistan is 73% larger than Japan. Japan would fit into Afghanistan about 1.7 times.
AfghanistanJapanAfghanistan moved onto Japan · Equal-area projection
1.73×
Afghanistan is 1.73× the area of Japan.
| Afghanistan | Japan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 377,972 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 123,366,734 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 326 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Tokyo |
| Region | Southern Asia | Eastern Asia |
| 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; Japan at 37° N is stretched to 1.59×. 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 Japan?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 73% larger than Japan. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Japan covers 377,972 km².
- How many times does Japan fit into Afghanistan?
- About 1.7 times: Afghanistan has 1.73× the area of Japan.
- Why do Afghanistan and Japan 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 Japan about 1.59×. 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 Japan?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 43,844,111. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Japan 326 per km².