Afghanistan vs Vatican City
Afghanistan is — times larger than Vatican City. Vatican City would fit into Afghanistan about Infinity times.
AfghanistanVatican CityAfghanistan moved onto Vatican City · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is — the area of Vatican City.
| Afghanistan | Vatican City | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 0 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 882 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 0.00 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Vatican City |
| Region | Southern Asia | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 6 | 1 |
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; Vatican City at 42° N is stretched to 1.81×. 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 Vatican City?
- Yes. Afghanistan is — times larger than Vatican City. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Vatican City covers 0 km².
- How many times does Vatican City fit into Afghanistan?
- About Infinity times: Afghanistan has — the area of Vatican City.
- Why do Afghanistan and Vatican City 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 Vatican City about 1.81×. 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 Vatican City?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 882. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Vatican City 0.00 per km².