Afghanistan vs Serbia
Afghanistan is 7.37 times larger than Serbia. Serbia would fit into Afghanistan about 7.4 times.
AfghanistanSerbiaAfghanistan moved onto Serbia · Equal-area projection
7.37×
Afghanistan is 7.37× the area of Serbia.
| Afghanistan | Serbia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 88,499 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 6,549,143 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Belgrade |
| Region | Southern Asia | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 6 | 8 |
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; Serbia at 44° N is stretched to 1.95×. 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 Serbia?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 7.37 times larger than Serbia. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Serbia covers 88,499 km².
- How many times does Serbia fit into Afghanistan?
- About 7.4 times: Afghanistan has 7.37× the area of Serbia.
- Why do Afghanistan and Serbia 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 Serbia about 1.95×. 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 Serbia?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 6,549,143. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Serbia 74 per km².