Afghanistan vs Pitcairn Islands
Afghanistan is 13,877 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Pitcairn Islands would fit into Afghanistan about 13877 times.
AfghanistanPitcairn IslandsAfghanistan moved onto Pitcairn Islands · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 13,877× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
| Afghanistan | Pitcairn Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 47 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 50 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 1.1 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Adamstown |
| Region | Southern Asia | Polynesia |
| 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; Pitcairn Islands at 24° S is stretched to 1.21×. 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 Pitcairn Islands?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 13,877 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Pitcairn Islands covers 47 km².
- How many times does Pitcairn Islands fit into Afghanistan?
- About 13877 times: Afghanistan has 13,877× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
- Why do Afghanistan and Pitcairn Islands 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 Pitcairn Islands about 1.21×. 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 Pitcairn Islands?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 50. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Pitcairn Islands 1.1 per km².