Afghanistan vs Namibia
Namibia is 27% larger than Afghanistan.
AfghanistanNamibiaAfghanistan moved onto Namibia · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 0.79× the area of Namibia. Put the other way, Namibia is 1.27× the size of Afghanistan.
| Afghanistan | Namibia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 825,615 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 3,092,816 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 3.7 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Windhoek |
| Region | Southern Asia | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 4 |
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; Namibia at 22° S is stretched to 1.16×. 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 Namibia?
- No. Afghanistan is 21% smaller than Namibia. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Namibia covers 825,615 km².
- How many times does Afghanistan fit into Namibia?
- About 1.3 times: Namibia has 1.27× the area of Afghanistan.
- Why do Afghanistan and Namibia 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 Namibia about 1.16×. 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 Namibia?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 3,092,816. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Namibia 3.7 per km².