Afghanistan vs Paraguay
Afghanistan is 60% larger than Paraguay. Paraguay would fit into Afghanistan about 1.6 times.
AfghanistanParaguayAfghanistan moved onto Paraguay · Equal-area projection
1.6×
Afghanistan is 1.6× the area of Paraguay.
| Afghanistan | Paraguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 406,756 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 7,013,078 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 17 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Asuncion |
| Region | Southern Asia | South America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 6 | 3 |
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; Paraguay at 23° S is stretched to 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 60% larger than Paraguay. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Paraguay covers 406,756 km².
- How many times does Paraguay fit into Afghanistan?
- About 1.6 times: Afghanistan has 1.6× the area of Paraguay.
- Why do Afghanistan and Paraguay 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 Paraguay about 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 7,013,078. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Paraguay 17 per km².