Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Greece
Greece is 2.58 times larger than Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosnia and Herzegovina would fit into Greece about 2.6 times.
Bosnia and HerzegovinaGreeceBosnia and Herzegovina moved onto Greece · Equal-area projection
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Bosnia and Herzegovina is 0.39× the area of Greece. Put the other way, Greece is 2.58× the size of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Greece | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,209 km² | 131,957 km² |
| Population | 3,140,095 | 10,413,962 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 79 / km² |
| Capital | Sarajevo | Athens |
| Region | Southern Europe | Southern Europe |
| 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; Greece at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. 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 Greece?
- No. Bosnia and Herzegovina is 2.58 times smaller than Greece. Bosnia and Herzegovina covers 51,209 km² and Greece covers 131,957 km².
- How many times does Bosnia and Herzegovina fit into Greece?
- About 2.6 times: Greece has 2.58× the area of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Why do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Greece 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 Greece about 1.66×. 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 Greece?
- Greece: 10,413,962 people against 3,140,095. Density: Bosnia and Herzegovina 61 per km², Greece 79 per km².