Afghanistan vs Norfolk Island
Afghanistan is 18,635 times larger than Norfolk Island. Norfolk Island would fit into Afghanistan about 18635 times.
AfghanistanNorfolk IslandAfghanistan moved onto Norfolk Island · Equal-area projection
18,635×
Afghanistan is 18,635× the area of Norfolk Island.
| Afghanistan | Norfolk Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 35 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 2,188 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 63 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Kingston |
| Region | Southern Asia | Australia and New Zealand |
| 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; Norfolk Island at 29° S is stretched to 1.31×. 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 Norfolk Island?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 18,635 times larger than Norfolk Island. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Norfolk Island covers 35 km².
- How many times does Norfolk Island fit into Afghanistan?
- About 18635 times: Afghanistan has 18,635× the area of Norfolk Island.
- Why do Afghanistan and Norfolk Island 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 Norfolk Island about 1.31×. 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 Norfolk Island?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 2,188. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Norfolk Island 63 per km².