Afghanistan vs Niger
Niger is 94% larger than Afghanistan. Afghanistan would fit into Niger about 1.9 times.
AfghanistanNigerAfghanistan moved onto Niger · Equal-area projection
0.51×
Afghanistan is 0.51× the area of Niger. Put the other way, Niger is 1.94× the size of Afghanistan.
| Afghanistan | Niger | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 1,267,000 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 27,917,831 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 22 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Niamey |
| Region | Southern Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 6 | 7 |
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; Niger at 17° N 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 Niger?
- No. Afghanistan is 49% smaller than Niger. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Niger covers 1,267,000 km².
- How many times does Afghanistan fit into Niger?
- About 1.9 times: Niger has 1.94× the area of Afghanistan.
- Why do Afghanistan and Niger 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 Niger 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 Niger?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 27,917,831. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Niger 22 per km².