Afghanistan vs Laos
Afghanistan is 2.75 times larger than Laos. Laos would fit into Afghanistan about 2.8 times.
AfghanistanLaosAfghanistan moved onto Laos · Equal-area projection
2.75×
Afghanistan is 2.75× the area of Laos.
| Afghanistan | Laos | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 236,800 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 7,873,046 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 33 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Vientiane |
| Region | Southern Asia | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| 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; Laos at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 Laos?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 2.75 times larger than Laos. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Laos covers 236,800 km².
- How many times does Laos fit into Afghanistan?
- About 2.8 times: Afghanistan has 2.75× the area of Laos.
- Why do Afghanistan and Laos 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 Laos about 1.11×. 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 Laos?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 7,873,046. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Laos 33 per km².