Afghanistan vs Portugal
Afghanistan is 7.07 times larger than Portugal. Portugal would fit into Afghanistan about 7.1 times.
AfghanistanPortugalAfghanistan moved onto Portugal · Equal-area projection
7.07×
Afghanistan is 7.07× the area of Portugal.
| Afghanistan | Portugal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 92,225 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 10,804,871 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 117 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Lisbon |
| Region | Southern Asia | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 1 |
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; Portugal at 40° N is stretched to 1.68×. 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 Portugal?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 7.07 times larger than Portugal. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Portugal covers 92,225 km².
- How many times does Portugal fit into Afghanistan?
- About 7.1 times: Afghanistan has 7.07× the area of Portugal.
- Why do Afghanistan and Portugal 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 Portugal about 1.68×. 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 Portugal?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 10,804,871. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Portugal 117 per km².