Azerbaijan vs Serbia
Serbia and Azerbaijan are almost exactly the same size.
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Azerbaijan is 0.98× the area of Serbia. Put the other way, Serbia is 1.02× the size of Azerbaijan.
| Azerbaijan | Serbia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 86,600 km² | 88,499 km² |
| Population | 10,246,996 | 6,549,143 |
| Density | 118 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Baku | Belgrade |
| Region | Western Asia | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 5 | 8 |
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; 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 Azerbaijan bigger than Serbia?
- No. Azerbaijan and Serbia are almost exactly the same size. Azerbaijan covers 86,600 km² and Serbia covers 88,499 km².
- How many times does Azerbaijan fit into Serbia?
- About 1.0 times: Serbia has 1.02× the area of Azerbaijan.
- Why do Azerbaijan and Serbia 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 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, Azerbaijan or Serbia?
- Azerbaijan: 10,246,996 people against 6,549,143. Density: Azerbaijan 118 per km², Serbia 74 per km².