Azerbaijan vs Bosnia and Herzegovina
Azerbaijan is 69% larger than Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosnia and Herzegovina would fit into Azerbaijan about 1.7 times.
AzerbaijanBosnia and HerzegovinaAzerbaijan moved onto Bosnia and Herzegovina · Equal-area projection
1.69×
Azerbaijan is 1.69× the area of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
| Azerbaijan | Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 86,600 km² | 51,209 km² |
| Population | 10,246,996 | 3,140,095 |
| Density | 118 / km² | 61 / km² |
| Capital | Baku | Sarajevo |
| Region | Western Asia | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Azerbaijan sits at about 40°N and is stretched to 1.72× 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 Azerbaijan bigger than Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Yes. Azerbaijan is 69% larger than Bosnia and Herzegovina. Azerbaijan covers 86,600 km² and Bosnia and Herzegovina covers 51,209 km².
- How many times does Bosnia and Herzegovina fit into Azerbaijan?
- About 1.7 times: Azerbaijan has 1.69× the area of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Why do Azerbaijan and Bosnia and Herzegovina look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Azerbaijan is drawn about 1.72× 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, Azerbaijan or Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Azerbaijan: 10,246,996 people against 3,140,095. Density: Azerbaijan 118 per km², Bosnia and Herzegovina 61 per km².