Afghanistan vs Uzbekistan
Afghanistan is 45% larger than Uzbekistan.
AfghanistanUzbekistanAfghanistan moved onto Uzbekistan · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 1.45× the area of Uzbekistan.
| Afghanistan | Uzbekistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 448,978 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 37,053,428 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 83 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Tashkent |
| Region | Southern Asia | Central Asia |
| 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; Uzbekistan at 42° N is stretched to 1.8×. 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 Uzbekistan?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 45% larger than Uzbekistan. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Uzbekistan covers 448,978 km².
- How many times does Uzbekistan fit into Afghanistan?
- About 1.5 times: Afghanistan has 1.45× the area of Uzbekistan.
- Why do Afghanistan and Uzbekistan 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 Uzbekistan about 1.8×. 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 Uzbekistan?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 37,053,428. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Uzbekistan 83 per km².