Afghanistan vs Kyrgyzstan
Afghanistan is 3.26 times larger than Kyrgyzstan. Kyrgyzstan would fit into Afghanistan about 3.3 times.
AfghanistanKyrgyzstanAfghanistan moved onto Kyrgyzstan · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 3.26× the area of Kyrgyzstan.
| Afghanistan | Kyrgyzstan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 199,951 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 7,343,064 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 37 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Bishkek |
| Region | Southern Asia | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 6 | 4 |
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; Kyrgyzstan at 41° N is stretched to 1.78×. 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 3.26 times larger than Kyrgyzstan. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Kyrgyzstan covers 199,951 km².
- How many times does Kyrgyzstan fit into Afghanistan?
- About 3.3 times: Afghanistan has 3.26× the area of Kyrgyzstan.
- Why do Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan 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 Kyrgyzstan about 1.78×. 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 7,343,064. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Kyrgyzstan 37 per km².