Afghanistan vs Macao
Afghanistan is 5,672 times larger than Macao. Macao would fit into Afghanistan about 5672 times.
AfghanistanMacaoAfghanistan moved onto Macao · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 5,672× the area of Macao.
| Afghanistan | Macao | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 115 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 685,900 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 5,964 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | — |
| Region | Southern Asia | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 1 |
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; Macao at 22° N is stretched to 1.17×. 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 Macao?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 5,672 times larger than Macao. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Macao covers 115 km².
- How many times does Macao fit into Afghanistan?
- About 5672 times: Afghanistan has 5,672× the area of Macao.
- Why do Afghanistan and Macao 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 Macao about 1.17×. 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 Macao?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 685,900. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Macao 5,964 per km².