Afghanistan vs Saint Helena
Afghanistan is 1,655 times larger than Saint Helena. Saint Helena would fit into Afghanistan about 1655 times.
AfghanistanSaint HelenaAfghanistan moved onto Saint Helena · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 1,655× the area of Saint Helena.
| Afghanistan | Saint Helena | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 394 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 5,633 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 14 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Jamestown |
| Region | Southern Asia | Western Africa |
| 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; Saint Helena at 12° S is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Saint Helena?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 1,655 times larger than Saint Helena. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Saint Helena covers 394 km².
- How many times does Saint Helena fit into Afghanistan?
- About 1655 times: Afghanistan has 1,655× the area of Saint Helena.
- Why do Afghanistan and Saint Helena 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 Saint Helena about 1.05×. 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 Saint Helena?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 5,633. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Saint Helena 14 per km².