Austria vs Serbia
Serbia is 6% larger than Austria.
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0.95×
Austria is 0.95× the area of Serbia. Put the other way, Serbia is 1.06× the size of Austria.
| Austria | Serbia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 83,879 km² | 88,499 km² |
| Population | 9,208,163 | 6,549,143 |
| Density | 110 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Vienna | Belgrade |
| Region | Western Europe | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 8 | 8 |
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; Serbia at 44° N is stretched to 1.95×. 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 Serbia?
- No. Austria is 5% smaller than Serbia. Austria covers 83,879 km² and Serbia covers 88,499 km².
- How many times does Austria fit into Serbia?
- About 1.1 times: Serbia has 1.06× the area of Austria.
- Why do Austria and Serbia 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 Serbia about 1.95×. 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 Serbia?
- Austria: 9,208,163 people against 6,549,143. Density: Austria 110 per km², Serbia 74 per km².