Afghanistan vs Tunisia
Afghanistan is 3.99 times larger than Tunisia. Tunisia would fit into Afghanistan about 4.0 times.
AfghanistanTunisiaAfghanistan moved onto Tunisia · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 3.99× the area of Tunisia.
| Afghanistan | Tunisia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 163,610 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 12,348,573 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Tunis |
| Region | Southern Asia | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 2 |
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; Tunisia at 34° N is stretched to 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 3.99 times larger than Tunisia. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Tunisia covers 163,610 km².
- How many times does Tunisia fit into Afghanistan?
- About 4.0 times: Afghanistan has 3.99× the area of Tunisia.
- Why do Afghanistan and Tunisia 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 Tunisia about 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 12,348,573. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Tunisia 75 per km².