Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Cyprus
Bosnia and Herzegovina is 5.54 times larger than Cyprus. Cyprus would fit into Bosnia and Herzegovina about 5.5 times.
Bosnia and HerzegovinaCyprusBosnia and Herzegovina moved onto Cyprus · Equal-area projection
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Bosnia and Herzegovina is 5.54× the area of Cyprus.
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Cyprus | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,209 km² | 9,242 km² |
| Population | 3,140,095 | 1,370,754 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 148 / km² |
| Capital | Sarajevo | Nicosia |
| Region | Southern Europe | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 1 |
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; Cyprus at 35° N is stretched to 1.49×. 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 Cyprus?
- Yes. Bosnia and Herzegovina is 5.54 times larger than Cyprus. Bosnia and Herzegovina covers 51,209 km² and Cyprus covers 9,242 km².
- How many times does Cyprus fit into Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- About 5.5 times: Bosnia and Herzegovina has 5.54× the area of Cyprus.
- Why do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Cyprus 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 Cyprus about 1.49×. 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 Cyprus?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3,140,095 people against 1,370,754. Density: Bosnia and Herzegovina 61 per km², Cyprus 148 per km².