Afghanistan vs Uganda
Afghanistan is 2.71 times larger than Uganda. Uganda would fit into Afghanistan about 2.7 times.
AfghanistanUgandaAfghanistan moved onto Uganda · Equal-area projection
2.71×
Afghanistan is 2.71× the area of Uganda.
| Afghanistan | Uganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 241,038 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 51,384,894 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 213 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Kampala |
| Region | Southern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| 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; Uganda at 1° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Uganda?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 2.71 times larger than Uganda. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Uganda covers 241,038 km².
- How many times does Uganda fit into Afghanistan?
- About 2.7 times: Afghanistan has 2.71× the area of Uganda.
- Why do Afghanistan and Uganda 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 Uganda about 1.0×. 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 Uganda?
- Uganda: 51,384,894 people against 43,844,111. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Uganda 213 per km².