Afghanistan vs Malta
Afghanistan is 2,064 times larger than Malta. Malta would fit into Afghanistan about 2064 times.
AfghanistanMaltaAfghanistan moved onto Malta · Equal-area projection
2,064×
Afghanistan is 2,064× the area of Malta.
| Afghanistan | Malta | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 316 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 579,704 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 1,835 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Valletta |
| Region | Southern Asia | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
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; Malta at 36° N is stretched to 1.52×. 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 Malta?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 2,064 times larger than Malta. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Malta covers 316 km².
- How many times does Malta fit into Afghanistan?
- About 2064 times: Afghanistan has 2,064× the area of Malta.
- Why do Afghanistan and Malta 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 Malta about 1.52×. 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 Malta?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 579,704. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Malta 1,835 per km².