Afghanistan vs Qatar
Afghanistan is 57 times larger than Qatar. Qatar would fit into Afghanistan about 57 times.
AfghanistanQatarAfghanistan moved onto Qatar · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 57× the area of Qatar.
| Afghanistan | Qatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 11,437 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 2,972,215 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 260 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Doha |
| Region | Southern Asia | Western Asia |
| 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; Qatar at 25° N is stretched to 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 57 times larger than Qatar. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Qatar covers 11,437 km².
- How many times does Qatar fit into Afghanistan?
- About 57 times: Afghanistan has 57× the area of Qatar.
- Why do Afghanistan and Qatar 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 Qatar about 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 2,972,215. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Qatar 260 per km².