Afghanistan vs Mozambique
Mozambique is 23% larger than Afghanistan.
AfghanistanMozambiqueAfghanistan moved onto Mozambique · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 0.81× the area of Mozambique. Put the other way, Mozambique is 1.23× the size of Afghanistan.
| Afghanistan | Mozambique | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 801,590 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 35,631,653 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 44 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Maputo |
| Region | Southern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 6 |
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; Mozambique at 17° S 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 Mozambique?
- No. Afghanistan is 19% smaller than Mozambique. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Mozambique covers 801,590 km².
- How many times does Afghanistan fit into Mozambique?
- About 1.2 times: Mozambique has 1.23× the area of Afghanistan.
- Why do Afghanistan and Mozambique 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 Mozambique 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 Mozambique?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 35,631,653. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Mozambique 44 per km².