Bosnia and Herzegovina vs China
China is 187 times larger than Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosnia and Herzegovina would fit into China about 187 times.
Bosnia and HerzegovinaChinaBosnia and Herzegovina moved onto China · Equal-area projection
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Bosnia and Herzegovina is 0.01× the area of China. Put the other way, China is 187× the size of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | China | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,209 km² | 9,596,961 km² |
| Population | 3,140,095 | 1,406,585,000 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 147 / km² |
| Capital | Sarajevo | Beijing |
| Region | Southern Europe | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 17 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Bosnia and Herzegovina sits at about 44°N and is stretched to 1.94× its true area; China at 37° N is stretched to 1.56×. 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina bigger than China?
- No. Bosnia and Herzegovina is 187 times smaller than China. Bosnia and Herzegovina covers 51,209 km² and China covers 9,596,961 km².
- How many times does Bosnia and Herzegovina fit into China?
- About 187 times: China has 187× the area of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Why do Bosnia and Herzegovina and China look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bosnia and Herzegovina is drawn about 1.94× its true area there and China about 1.56×. 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, Bosnia and Herzegovina or China?
- China: 1,406,585,000 people against 3,140,095. Density: Bosnia and Herzegovina 61 per km², China 147 per km².