Afghanistan vs Lithuania
Afghanistan is 9.99 times larger than Lithuania. Lithuania would fit into Afghanistan about 10.0 times.
AfghanistanLithuaniaAfghanistan moved onto Lithuania · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 9.99× the area of Lithuania.
| Afghanistan | Lithuania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 65,300 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 2,888,774 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 44 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Vilnius |
| 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; Lithuania at 55° N is stretched to 3.09×. That difference is why Lithuania 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 Lithuania?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 9.99 times larger than Lithuania. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Lithuania covers 65,300 km².
- How many times does Lithuania fit into Afghanistan?
- About 10.0 times: Afghanistan has 9.99× the area of Lithuania.
- Why do Afghanistan and Lithuania 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 Lithuania about 3.09×. That is why Lithuania 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 Lithuania?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 2,888,774. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Lithuania 44 per km².