Afghanistan vs Switzerland
Afghanistan is 15.8 times larger than Switzerland. Switzerland would fit into Afghanistan about 16 times.
AfghanistanSwitzerlandAfghanistan moved onto Switzerland · Equal-area projection
15.8×
Afghanistan is 15.8× the area of Switzerland.
| Afghanistan | Switzerland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 41,291 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 9,092,436 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 220 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Bern |
| Region | Southern Asia | Western 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; Switzerland at 47° N is stretched to 2.13×. That difference is why Switzerland 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 Switzerland?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 15.8 times larger than Switzerland. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Switzerland covers 41,291 km².
- How many times does Switzerland fit into Afghanistan?
- About 16 times: Afghanistan has 15.8× the area of Switzerland.
- Why do Afghanistan and Switzerland 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 Switzerland about 2.13×. That is why Switzerland 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 Switzerland?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 9,092,436. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Switzerland 220 per km².