Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Czechia
Czechia is 54% larger than Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosnia and Herzegovina would fit into Czechia about 1.5 times.
Bosnia and HerzegovinaCzechiaBosnia and Herzegovina moved onto Czechia · Equal-area projection
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Bosnia and Herzegovina is 0.65× the area of Czechia. Put the other way, Czechia is 1.54× the size of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Czechia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,209 km² | 78,871 km² |
| Population | 3,140,095 | 10,886,878 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 138 / km² |
| Capital | Sarajevo | Prague |
| Region | Southern Europe | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 4 |
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; Czechia at 50° N is stretched to 2.39×. 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 Czechia?
- No. Bosnia and Herzegovina is 35% smaller than Czechia. Bosnia and Herzegovina covers 51,209 km² and Czechia covers 78,871 km².
- How many times does Bosnia and Herzegovina fit into Czechia?
- About 1.5 times: Czechia has 1.54× the area of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Why do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Czechia 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 Czechia about 2.39×. 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 Czechia?
- Czechia: 10,886,878 people against 3,140,095. Density: Bosnia and Herzegovina 61 per km², Czechia 138 per km².