Afghanistan vs Sudan
Sudan is 2.89 times larger than Afghanistan. Afghanistan would fit into Sudan about 2.9 times.
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0.35×
Afghanistan is 0.35× the area of Sudan. Put the other way, Sudan is 2.89× the size of Afghanistan.
| Afghanistan | Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 1,886,068 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 51,662,147 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Khartoum |
| Region | Southern Asia | Northern Africa |
| 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; Sudan at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Sudan?
- No. Afghanistan is 2.89 times smaller than Sudan. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Sudan covers 1,886,068 km².
- How many times does Afghanistan fit into Sudan?
- About 2.9 times: Sudan has 2.89× the area of Afghanistan.
- Why do Afghanistan and Sudan 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 Sudan about 1.08×. 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 Sudan?
- Sudan: 51,662,147 people against 43,844,111. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Sudan 27 per km².