Afghanistan vs US Virgin Islands
Afghanistan is 1,885 times larger than US Virgin Islands. US Virgin Islands would fit into Afghanistan about 1885 times.
AfghanistanUS Virgin IslandsAfghanistan moved onto US Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 1,885× the area of US Virgin Islands.
| Afghanistan | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 103,792 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Charlotte Amalie |
| Region | Southern Asia | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
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; US Virgin Islands at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 1,885 times larger than US Virgin Islands. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does US Virgin Islands fit into Afghanistan?
- About 1885 times: Afghanistan has 1,885× the area of US Virgin Islands.
- Why do Afghanistan and US Virgin Islands 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 US Virgin Islands about 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 103,792. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².