Afghanistan vs Mongolia
Mongolia is 2.4 times larger than Afghanistan. Afghanistan would fit into Mongolia about 2.4 times.
AfghanistanMongoliaAfghanistan moved onto Mongolia · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 0.42× the area of Mongolia. Put the other way, Mongolia is 2.4× the size of Afghanistan.
| Afghanistan | Mongolia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 1,564,116 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 3,568,978 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Ulaanbaatar |
| Region | Southern Asia | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 6 | 2 |
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; Mongolia at 47° N is stretched to 2.15×. That difference is why Mongolia 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 Mongolia?
- No. Afghanistan is 2.4 times smaller than Mongolia. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Mongolia covers 1,564,116 km².
- How many times does Afghanistan fit into Mongolia?
- About 2.4 times: Mongolia has 2.4× the area of Afghanistan.
- Why do Afghanistan and Mongolia 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 Mongolia about 2.15×. That is why Mongolia 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 Mongolia?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 3,568,978. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Mongolia 2.3 per km².