Bosnia and Herzegovina vs French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Bosnia and Herzegovina is 6.54 times larger than French Southern and Antarctic Lands. French Southern and Antarctic Lands would fit into Bosnia and Herzegovina about 6.5 times.
Bosnia and HerzegovinaFrench Southern and Antarctic LandsBosnia and Herzegovina moved onto French Southern and Antarctic Lands · Equal-area projection
6.54×
Bosnia and Herzegovina is 6.54× the area of French Southern and Antarctic Lands.
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | French Southern and Antarctic Lands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,209 km² | 7,829 km² |
| Population | 3,140,095 | 196 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 0.03 / km² |
| Capital | Sarajevo | Port-aux-Français |
| Region | Southern Europe | Seven seas (open ocean) |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
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; French Southern and Antarctic Lands at 49° S is stretched to 2.35×. 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 French Southern and Antarctic Lands?
- Yes. Bosnia and Herzegovina is 6.54 times larger than French Southern and Antarctic Lands. Bosnia and Herzegovina covers 51,209 km² and French Southern and Antarctic Lands covers 7,829 km².
- How many times does French Southern and Antarctic Lands fit into Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- About 6.5 times: Bosnia and Herzegovina has 6.54× the area of French Southern and Antarctic Lands.
- Why do Bosnia and Herzegovina and French Southern and Antarctic Lands 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 French Southern and Antarctic Lands about 2.35×. 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 French Southern and Antarctic Lands?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3,140,095 people against 196. Density: Bosnia and Herzegovina 61 per km², French Southern and Antarctic Lands 0.03 per km².