Afghanistan vs Pakistan
Pakistan is 35% larger than Afghanistan.
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0.74×
Afghanistan is 0.74× the area of Pakistan. Put the other way, Pakistan is 1.35× the size of Afghanistan.
| Afghanistan | Pakistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 881,913 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 255,219,554 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 289 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Islamabad |
| Region | Southern Asia | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| 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; Pakistan at 30° N is stretched to 1.33×. 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 Pakistan?
- No. Afghanistan is 26% smaller than Pakistan. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Pakistan covers 881,913 km².
- How many times does Afghanistan fit into Pakistan?
- About 1.4 times: Pakistan has 1.35× the area of Afghanistan.
- Why do Afghanistan and Pakistan 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 Pakistan about 1.33×. 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 Pakistan?
- Pakistan: 255,219,554 people against 43,844,111. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Pakistan 289 per km².