Austria vs Bosnia and Herzegovina
Austria is 64% larger than Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosnia and Herzegovina would fit into Austria about 1.6 times.
AustriaBosnia and HerzegovinaAustria moved onto Bosnia and Herzegovina · Equal-area projection
1.64×
Austria is 1.64× the area of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
| Austria | Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 83,879 km² | 51,209 km² |
| Population | 9,208,163 | 3,140,095 |
| Density | 110 / km² | 61 / km² |
| Capital | Vienna | Sarajevo |
| Region | Western Europe | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 8 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Austria sits at about 48°N and is stretched to 2.2× 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.
Questions about this pair
- Is Austria bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Yes. Austria is 64% larger than Bosnia and Herzegovina. Austria covers 83,879 km² and Bosnia and Herzegovina covers 51,209 km².
- How many times does Bosnia and Herzegovina fit into Austria?
- About 1.6 times: Austria has 1.64× the area of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Why do Austria and Bosnia and Herzegovina look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Austria is drawn about 2.2× 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, Austria or Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Austria: 9,208,163 people against 3,140,095. Density: Austria 110 per km², Bosnia and Herzegovina 61 per km².