Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Georgia
Georgia is 36% larger than Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Bosnia and HerzegovinaGeorgiaBosnia and Herzegovina moved onto Georgia · Equal-area projection
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Bosnia and Herzegovina is 0.73× the area of Georgia. Put the other way, Georgia is 1.36× the size of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Georgia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,209 km² | 69,700 km² |
| Population | 3,140,095 | 3,935,766 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Sarajevo | Tbilisi |
| Region | Southern Europe | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Georgia at 42° N is stretched to 1.82×. 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 Georgia?
- No. Bosnia and Herzegovina is 27% smaller than Georgia. Bosnia and Herzegovina covers 51,209 km² and Georgia covers 69,700 km².
- How many times does Bosnia and Herzegovina fit into Georgia?
- About 1.4 times: Georgia has 1.36× the area of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Why do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Georgia 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 Georgia about 1.82×. 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 Georgia?
- Georgia: 3,935,766 people against 3,140,095. Density: Bosnia and Herzegovina 61 per km², Georgia 56 per km².