Afghanistan vs Venezuela
Venezuela is 40% larger than Afghanistan.
AfghanistanVenezuelaAfghanistan moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 0.72× the area of Venezuela. Put the other way, Venezuela is 1.4× the size of Afghanistan.
| Afghanistan | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Caracas |
| Region | Southern Asia | South America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 3 |
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; Venezuela at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Venezuela?
- No. Afghanistan is 28% smaller than Venezuela. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Afghanistan fit into Venezuela?
- About 1.4 times: Venezuela has 1.4× the area of Afghanistan.
- Why do Afghanistan and Venezuela 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 Venezuela about 1.02×. 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 Venezuela?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 28,516,896. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².