Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Estonia
Bosnia and Herzegovina is 13% larger than Estonia.
Bosnia and HerzegovinaEstoniaBosnia and Herzegovina moved onto Estonia · Equal-area projection
1.13×
Bosnia and Herzegovina is 1.13× the area of Estonia.
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Estonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,209 km² | 45,335 km² |
| Population | 3,140,095 | 1,366,475 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Sarajevo | Tallinn |
| Region | Southern Europe | Northern Europe |
| 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; Estonia at 59° N is stretched to 3.7×. That difference is why Estonia looks so much bigger than it is next to Bosnia and Herzegovina. 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 Estonia?
- Yes. Bosnia and Herzegovina is 13% larger than Estonia. Bosnia and Herzegovina covers 51,209 km² and Estonia covers 45,335 km².
- How many times does Estonia fit into Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- About 1.1 times: Bosnia and Herzegovina has 1.13× the area of Estonia.
- Why do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Estonia 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 Estonia about 3.7×. That is why Estonia looks so much bigger than it really is next to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Estonia?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3,140,095 people against 1,366,475. Density: Bosnia and Herzegovina 61 per km², Estonia 30 per km².