Afghanistan vs Mexico
Mexico is 3.02 times larger than Afghanistan. Afghanistan would fit into Mexico about 3.0 times.
AfghanistanMexicoAfghanistan moved onto Mexico · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 0.33× the area of Mexico. Put the other way, Mexico is 3.02× the size of Afghanistan.
| Afghanistan | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 1,972,550 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 131,946,900 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 67 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Mexico City |
| Region | Southern Asia | Central America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 3 |
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; Mexico at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Mexico?
- No. Afghanistan is 3.02 times smaller than Mexico. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Mexico covers 1,972,550 km².
- How many times does Afghanistan fit into Mexico?
- About 3.0 times: Mexico has 3.02× the area of Afghanistan.
- Why do Afghanistan and Mexico 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 Mexico about 1.2×. 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 Mexico?
- Mexico: 131,946,900 people against 43,844,111. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Mexico 67 per km².