Afghanistan vs Zambia
Zambia is 15% larger than Afghanistan.
AfghanistanZambiaAfghanistan moved onto Zambia · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 0.87× the area of Zambia. Put the other way, Zambia is 1.15× the size of Afghanistan.
| Afghanistan | Zambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 752,618 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 21,913,874 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 29 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Lusaka |
| Region | Southern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 6 | 7 |
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; Zambia at 13° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Zambia?
- No. Afghanistan is 13% smaller than Zambia. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Zambia covers 752,618 km².
- How many times does Afghanistan fit into Zambia?
- About 1.2 times: Zambia has 1.15× the area of Afghanistan.
- Why do Afghanistan and Zambia 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 Zambia about 1.06×. 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 Zambia?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 21,913,874. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Zambia 29 per km².