Afghanistan vs Latvia
Afghanistan is 10.1 times larger than Latvia. Latvia would fit into Afghanistan about 10 times.
AfghanistanLatviaAfghanistan moved onto Latvia · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 10.1× the area of Latvia.
| Afghanistan | Latvia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 64,594 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 1,847,785 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 29 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Riga |
| Region | Southern Asia | Northern Europe |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| 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; Latvia at 57° N is stretched to 3.35×. That difference is why Latvia looks so much bigger than it is next to Afghanistan. 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 Latvia?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 10.1 times larger than Latvia. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Latvia covers 64,594 km².
- How many times does Latvia fit into Afghanistan?
- About 10 times: Afghanistan has 10.1× the area of Latvia.
- Why do Afghanistan and Latvia 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 Latvia about 3.35×. That is why Latvia looks so much bigger than it really is next to Afghanistan. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Afghanistan or Latvia?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 1,847,785. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Latvia 29 per km².