Afghanistan vs Saint Martin

Afghanistan is 12,306 times larger than Saint Martin. Saint Martin would fit into Afghanistan about 12306 times.

AfghanistanSaint MartinAfghanistan moved onto Saint Martin · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 12,306× the area of Saint Martin.
AfghanistanSaint Martin
Area652,230 km²53 km²
Population43,844,11124,941
Density67 / km²471 / km²
CapitalKabulMarigot
RegionSouthern AsiaCaribbean
CoastlineLandlockedHas a coast
Neighbours61

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 Martin at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 Martin?
Yes. Afghanistan is 12,306 times larger than Saint Martin. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Saint Martin covers 53 km².
How many times does Saint Martin fit into Afghanistan?
About 12306 times: Afghanistan has 12,306× the area of Saint Martin.
Why do Afghanistan and Saint Martin 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 Martin about 1.11×. 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 Martin?
Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 24,941. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Saint Martin 471 per km².