Afghanistan vs Peru
Peru is 97% larger than Afghanistan. Afghanistan would fit into Peru about 2.0 times.
AfghanistanPeruAfghanistan moved onto Peru · Equal-area projection
0.51×
Afghanistan is 0.51× the area of Peru. Put the other way, Peru is 1.97× the size of Afghanistan.
| Afghanistan | Peru | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 1,285,216 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 34,576,665 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Lima |
| Region | Southern Asia | South America |
| 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; Peru at 9° S is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Peru?
- No. Afghanistan is 49% smaller than Peru. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Peru covers 1,285,216 km².
- How many times does Afghanistan fit into Peru?
- About 2.0 times: Peru has 1.97× the area of Afghanistan.
- Why do Afghanistan and Peru 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 Peru about 1.03×. 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 Peru?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 34,576,665. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Peru 27 per km².