Afghanistan vs Slovakia
Afghanistan is 13.3 times larger than Slovakia. Slovakia would fit into Afghanistan about 13 times.
AfghanistanSlovakiaAfghanistan moved onto Slovakia · Equal-area projection
13.3×
Afghanistan is 13.3× the area of Slovakia.
| Afghanistan | Slovakia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 49,034 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 5,413,813 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Bratislava |
| Region | Southern Asia | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 6 | 5 |
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; Slovakia at 49° N is stretched to 2.3×. That difference is why Slovakia looks so much bigger than it is next to Afghanistan. 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 Slovakia?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 13.3 times larger than Slovakia. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Slovakia covers 49,034 km².
- How many times does Slovakia fit into Afghanistan?
- About 13 times: Afghanistan has 13.3× the area of Slovakia.
- Why do Afghanistan and Slovakia 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 Slovakia about 2.3×. That is why Slovakia looks so much bigger than it really is next to Afghanistan. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Afghanistan or Slovakia?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 5,413,813. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Slovakia 110 per km².