Afghanistan vs Togo
Afghanistan is 11.5 times larger than Togo. Togo would fit into Afghanistan about 11 times.
AfghanistanTogoAfghanistan moved onto Togo · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 11.5× the area of Togo.
| Afghanistan | Togo | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 56,785 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 8,591,626 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 151 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Lome |
| Region | Southern Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 3 |
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; Togo at 9° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Togo?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 11.5 times larger than Togo. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Togo covers 56,785 km².
- How many times does Togo fit into Afghanistan?
- About 11 times: Afghanistan has 11.5× the area of Togo.
- Why do Afghanistan and Togo 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 Togo about 1.02×. 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 Togo?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 8,591,626. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Togo 151 per km².