Afghanistan vs Philippines
Afghanistan is 90% larger than Philippines. Philippines would fit into Afghanistan about 1.9 times.
AfghanistanPhilippinesAfghanistan moved onto Philippines · Equal-area projection
1.9×
Afghanistan is 1.9× the area of Philippines.
| Afghanistan | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 343,448 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 116,786,962 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 340 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Manila |
| Region | Southern Asia | South-Eastern Asia |
| 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; Philippines at 12° N is stretched to 1.04×. 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 Philippines?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 90% larger than Philippines. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Philippines covers 343,448 km².
- How many times does Philippines fit into Afghanistan?
- About 1.9 times: Afghanistan has 1.9× the area of Philippines.
- Why do Afghanistan and Philippines 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 Philippines about 1.04×. 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 Philippines?
- Philippines: 116,786,962 people against 43,844,111. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Philippines 340 per km².