Afghanistan vs Nepal
Afghanistan is 4.43 times larger than Nepal. Nepal would fit into Afghanistan about 4.4 times.
AfghanistanNepalAfghanistan moved onto Nepal · Equal-area projection
4.43×
Afghanistan is 4.43× the area of Nepal.
| Afghanistan | Nepal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 147,181 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 29,618,118 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 201 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Kathmandu |
| Region | Southern Asia | Southern 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; Nepal at 28° N is stretched to 1.29×. 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 Nepal?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 4.43 times larger than Nepal. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Nepal covers 147,181 km².
- How many times does Nepal fit into Afghanistan?
- About 4.4 times: Afghanistan has 4.43× the area of Nepal.
- Why do Afghanistan and Nepal 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 Nepal about 1.29×. 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 Nepal?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 29,618,118. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Nepal 201 per km².