Afghanistan vs Turkey
Turkey is 20% larger than Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan is 0.83× the area of Turkey. Put the other way, Turkey is 1.2× the size of Afghanistan.
| Afghanistan | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 85,878,556 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Ankara |
| Region | Southern Asia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 8 |
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; Turkey at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. 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 Turkey?
- No. Afghanistan is 17% smaller than Turkey. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Turkey covers 783,562 km².
- How many times does Afghanistan fit into Turkey?
- About 1.2 times: Turkey has 1.2× the area of Afghanistan.
- Why do Afghanistan and Turkey 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 Turkey about 1.66×. 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 Turkey?
- Turkey: 85,878,556 people against 43,844,111. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Turkey 110 per km².