Afghanistan vs North Macedonia
Afghanistan is 25.4 times larger than North Macedonia. North Macedonia would fit into Afghanistan about 25 times.
AfghanistanNorth MacedoniaAfghanistan moved onto North Macedonia · Equal-area projection
25.4×
Afghanistan is 25.4× the area of North Macedonia.
| Afghanistan | North Macedonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 25,713 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 1,820,909 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 71 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Skopje |
| Region | Southern Asia | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 6 | 5 |
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; North Macedonia at 42° N is stretched to 1.79×. 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 North Macedonia?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 25.4 times larger than North Macedonia. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and North Macedonia covers 25,713 km².
- How many times does North Macedonia fit into Afghanistan?
- About 25 times: Afghanistan has 25.4× the area of North Macedonia.
- Why do Afghanistan and North Macedonia 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 North Macedonia about 1.79×. 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 North Macedonia?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 1,820,909. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², North Macedonia 71 per km².