Afghanistan vs Mali
Mali is 90% larger than Afghanistan. Afghanistan would fit into Mali about 1.9 times.
AfghanistanMaliAfghanistan moved onto Mali · Equal-area projection
0.53×
Afghanistan is 0.53× the area of Mali. Put the other way, Mali is 1.9× the size of Afghanistan.
| Afghanistan | Mali | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 1,240,192 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 25,198,821 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 20 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Bamako |
| Region | Southern Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 6 | 7 |
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; Mali at 17° N is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Mali?
- No. Afghanistan is 47% smaller than Mali. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Mali covers 1,240,192 km².
- How many times does Afghanistan fit into Mali?
- About 1.9 times: Mali has 1.9× the area of Afghanistan.
- Why do Afghanistan and Mali 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 Mali about 1.1×. 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 Mali?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 25,198,821. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Mali 20 per km².