Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Costa Rica
Bosnia and Herzegovina and Costa Rica are almost exactly the same size.
Bosnia and HerzegovinaCosta RicaBosnia and Herzegovina moved onto Costa Rica · Equal-area projection
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Bosnia and Herzegovina is 1.0× the area of Costa Rica.
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Costa Rica | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,209 km² | 51,180 km² |
| Population | 3,140,095 | 5,152,950 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 101 / km² |
| Capital | Sarajevo | San Jose |
| Region | Southern Europe | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 2 |
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; Costa Rica at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. That difference is why Bosnia and Herzegovina looks so much bigger than it is next to Costa Rica. 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 Costa Rica?
- Yes. Bosnia and Herzegovina and Costa Rica are almost exactly the same size. Bosnia and Herzegovina covers 51,209 km² and Costa Rica covers 51,180 km².
- How many times does Costa Rica fit into Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- About 1.0 times: Bosnia and Herzegovina has 1.0× the area of Costa Rica.
- Why do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Costa Rica 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 Costa Rica about 1.03×. That is why Bosnia and Herzegovina looks so much bigger than it really is next to Costa Rica. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica: 5,152,950 people against 3,140,095. Density: Bosnia and Herzegovina 61 per km², Costa Rica 101 per km².