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Afghanistan vs Bosnia and Herzegovina

Afghanistan is 12.7 times larger than Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosnia and Herzegovina would fit into Afghanistan about 13 times.

AfghanistanBosnia and HerzegovinaAfghanistan moved onto Bosnia and Herzegovina · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 12.7× the area of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
AfghanistanBosnia and Herzegovina
Area652,230 km²51,209 km²
Population43,844,1113,140,095
Density67 / km²61 / km²
CapitalKabulSarajevo
RegionSouthern AsiaSouthern Europe
CoastlineLandlockedHas a coast
Neighbours63

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; Bosnia and Herzegovina at 44° N is stretched to 1.94×. 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.

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Questions about this pair

Is Afghanistan bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Yes. Afghanistan is 12.7 times larger than Bosnia and Herzegovina. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Bosnia and Herzegovina covers 51,209 km².
How many times does Bosnia and Herzegovina fit into Afghanistan?
About 13 times: Afghanistan has 12.7× the area of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Why do Afghanistan and Bosnia and Herzegovina 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina about 1.94×. 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 3,140,095. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Bosnia and Herzegovina 61 per km².
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