Serbia at its true size

Where Serbia ranks

Among the independent states, in 42 rankings. Each links to its table.

Countries of a similar size

Every country within 25% of Serbia’s area, lit up on the map →

• Jordan0.99×Serbia and Jordan are almost exactly the same size.
• Azerbaijan1.02×Serbia and Azerbaijan are almost exactly the same size.
• Portugal0.96×Serbia is 4% smaller than Portugal.
• Hungary0.95×Serbia is 5% smaller than Hungary.
• Austria1.06×Serbia is 6% larger than Austria.
• United Arab Emirates1.06×Serbia is 6% larger than United Arab Emirates.

How many times does Serbia fit into…

• Russia: about 193 times
• Canada: about 113 times
• United States: about 111 times

The land itself

Rivers, summits and lakes Serbia shares with the rest of the world. Turn on “Rivers & lakes” and “Physical names” in the atlas to see them on the map.

Rivers are listed by the published length of their whole course, not the part inside Serbia. Figures from Wikidata, features from Natural Earth.

Neighbours

• Romaniacompare 0.37×
• Bulgariacompare 0.8×
• Hungarycompare 0.95×
• Croatiacompare 1.56×
• Bosnia and Herzegovinacompare 1.73×
• North Macedoniacompare 3.44×
• Montenegrocompare 6.37×

Questions about Serbia

How big is Serbia?

Serbia covers 88,499 km², which makes it number 111 of 194 countries by area. About 6,549,143 people live there (2025), 74 per km².

Is Serbia bigger than Jordan?

Serbia and Jordan are almost exactly the same size. Serbia: 88,499 km²; Jordan: 89,341 km².

How much does the Mercator map distort Serbia?

At about 44° latitude, Mercator stretches Serbia to roughly 1.95× its true area relative to a country on the equator. Kartavera draws it in the Equal Earth projection, where areas are exact.

Which countries border Serbia?

Serbia shares a land border with Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro.