Afghanistan vs Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is 3.45 times larger than Afghanistan. Afghanistan would fit into Saudi Arabia about 3.4 times.
AfghanistanSaudi ArabiaAfghanistan moved onto Saudi Arabia · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 0.29× the area of Saudi Arabia. Put the other way, Saudi Arabia is 3.45× the size of Afghanistan.
| Afghanistan | Saudi Arabia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 2,250,000 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 36,973,555 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Riyadh |
| Region | Southern Asia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 7 |
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; Saudi Arabia at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- No. Afghanistan is 3.45 times smaller than Saudi Arabia. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Saudi Arabia covers 2,250,000 km².
- How many times does Afghanistan fit into Saudi Arabia?
- About 3.4 times: Saudi Arabia has 3.45× the area of Afghanistan.
- Why do Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia about 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 36,973,555. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Saudi Arabia 16 per km².