Afghanistan vs Libya
Libya is 2.7 times larger than Afghanistan. Afghanistan would fit into Libya about 2.7 times.
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Afghanistan is 0.37× the area of Libya. Put the other way, Libya is 2.7× the size of Afghanistan.
| Afghanistan | Libya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 1,759,541 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 7,458,555 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 4.2 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Tripoli |
| Region | Southern Asia | Northern Africa |
| 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; Libya at 27° N is stretched to 1.26×. 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 Libya?
- No. Afghanistan is 2.7 times smaller than Libya. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Libya covers 1,759,541 km².
- How many times does Afghanistan fit into Libya?
- About 2.7 times: Libya has 2.7× the area of Afghanistan.
- Why do Afghanistan and Libya 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 Libya about 1.26×. 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 Libya?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 7,458,555. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Libya 4.2 per km².