Afghanistan vs Niue
Afghanistan is 2,509 times larger than Niue. Niue would fit into Afghanistan about 2509 times.
AfghanistanNiueAfghanistan moved onto Niue · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 2,509× the area of Niue.
| Afghanistan | Niue | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 260 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 1,821 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 7.0 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Alofi |
| Region | Southern Asia | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
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; Niue at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Niue?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 2,509 times larger than Niue. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Niue covers 260 km².
- How many times does Niue fit into Afghanistan?
- About 2509 times: Afghanistan has 2,509× the area of Niue.
- Why do Afghanistan and Niue 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 Niue about 1.12×. 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 Niue?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 1,821. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Niue 7.0 per km².