Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe
Afghanistan is 67% larger than Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe would fit into Afghanistan about 1.7 times.
AfghanistanZimbabweAfghanistan moved onto Zimbabwe · Equal-area projection
1.67×
Afghanistan is 1.67× the area of Zimbabwe.
| Afghanistan | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Harare |
| Region | Southern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 6 | 4 |
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; Zimbabwe at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 67% larger than Zimbabwe. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Zimbabwe fit into Afghanistan?
- About 1.7 times: Afghanistan has 1.67× the area of Zimbabwe.
- Why do Afghanistan and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe about 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 16,950,795. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².