Afghanistan vs Uruguay
Afghanistan is 3.7 times larger than Uruguay. Uruguay would fit into Afghanistan about 3.7 times.
AfghanistanUruguayAfghanistan moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
3.7×
Afghanistan is 3.7× the area of Uruguay.
| Afghanistan | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Montevideo |
| Region | Southern Asia | South America |
| 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; Uruguay at 33° S is stretched to 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 3.7 times larger than Uruguay. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Uruguay fit into Afghanistan?
- About 3.7 times: Afghanistan has 3.7× the area of Uruguay.
- Why do Afghanistan and Uruguay 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 Uruguay about 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 3,384,688. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².