Afghanistan vs San Marino

Afghanistan is 10,692 times larger than San Marino. San Marino would fit into Afghanistan about 10692 times.

AfghanistanSan MarinoAfghanistan moved onto San Marino · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 10,692× the area of San Marino.
AfghanistanSan Marino
Area652,230 km²61 km²
Population43,844,11134,109
Density67 / km²559 / km²
CapitalKabulSan Marino
RegionSouthern AsiaSouthern Europe
CoastlineLandlockedLandlocked
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; San Marino at 44° N is stretched to 1.93×. 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 San Marino?
Yes. Afghanistan is 10,692 times larger than San Marino. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and San Marino covers 61 km².
How many times does San Marino fit into Afghanistan?
About 10692 times: Afghanistan has 10,692× the area of San Marino.
Why do Afghanistan and San Marino 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 San Marino about 1.93×. 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 San Marino?
Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 34,109. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², San Marino 559 per km².