Afghanistan vs Russia
Russia is 26.2 times larger than Afghanistan. Afghanistan would fit into Russia about 26 times.
AfghanistanRussiaAfghanistan moved onto Russia · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 0.04× the area of Russia. Put the other way, Russia is 26.2× the size of Afghanistan.
| Afghanistan | Russia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 17,075,400 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 143,513,328 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 8.4 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Moscow |
| Region | Southern Asia | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 14 |
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; Russia at 66° N is stretched to 6.06×. That difference is why Russia looks so much bigger than it is next to Afghanistan. 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 Russia?
- No. Afghanistan is 26.2 times smaller than Russia. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Russia covers 17,075,400 km².
- How many times does Afghanistan fit into Russia?
- About 26 times: Russia has 26.2× the area of Afghanistan.
- Why do Afghanistan and Russia 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 Russia about 6.06×. That is why Russia looks so much bigger than it really is next to Afghanistan. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Afghanistan or Russia?
- Russia: 143,513,328 people against 43,844,111. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Russia 8.4 per km².