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Albania vs Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina is 78% larger than Albania. Albania would fit into Bosnia and Herzegovina about 1.8 times.

AlbaniaBosnia and HerzegovinaAlbania moved onto Bosnia and Herzegovina · Equal-area projection
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Albania is 0.56× the area of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Put the other way, Bosnia and Herzegovina is 1.78× the size of Albania.
AlbaniaBosnia and Herzegovina
Area28,748 km²51,209 km²
Population2,349,5803,140,095
Density82 / km²61 / km²
CapitalTiraneSarajevo
RegionSouthern EuropeSouthern Europe
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours43

Why the map you grew up with disagrees

On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Albania sits at about 41°N and is stretched to 1.76× 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 Albania bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina?
No. Albania is 44% smaller than Bosnia and Herzegovina. Albania covers 28,748 km² and Bosnia and Herzegovina covers 51,209 km².
How many times does Albania fit into Bosnia and Herzegovina?
About 1.8 times: Bosnia and Herzegovina has 1.78× the area of Albania.
Why do Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina look different on Google Maps?
Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Albania is drawn about 1.76× 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, Albania or Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3,140,095 people against 2,349,580. Density: Albania 82 per km², Bosnia and Herzegovina 61 per km².
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