Austria vs Hungary
Hungary is 11% larger than Austria.
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Austria is 0.9× the area of Hungary. Put the other way, Hungary is 1.11× the size of Austria.
| Austria | Hungary | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 83,879 km² | 93,011 km² |
| Population | 9,208,163 | 9,514,251 |
| Density | 110 / km² | 102 / km² |
| Capital | Vienna | Budapest |
| Region | Western Europe | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 8 | 7 |
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; Hungary at 47° N is stretched to 2.16×. 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 Hungary?
- No. Austria is 10% smaller than Hungary. Austria covers 83,879 km² and Hungary covers 93,011 km².
- How many times does Austria fit into Hungary?
- About 1.1 times: Hungary has 1.11× the area of Austria.
- Why do Austria and Hungary 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 Hungary about 2.16×. 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 Hungary?
- Hungary: 9,514,251 people against 9,208,163. Density: Austria 110 per km², Hungary 102 per km².