Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Hungary
Hungary is 82% larger than Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosnia and Herzegovina would fit into Hungary about 1.8 times.
Bosnia and HerzegovinaHungaryBosnia and Herzegovina moved onto Hungary · Equal-area projection
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Bosnia and Herzegovina is 0.55× the area of Hungary. Put the other way, Hungary is 1.82× the size of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Hungary | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,209 km² | 93,011 km² |
| Population | 3,140,095 | 9,514,251 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 102 / km² |
| Capital | Sarajevo | Budapest |
| Region | Southern Europe | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 7 |
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; Hungary at 47° N is stretched to 2.16×. 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 Hungary?
- No. Bosnia and Herzegovina is 45% smaller than Hungary. Bosnia and Herzegovina covers 51,209 km² and Hungary covers 93,011 km².
- How many times does Bosnia and Herzegovina fit into Hungary?
- About 1.8 times: Hungary has 1.82× the area of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Why do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Hungary 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 Hungary about 2.16×. 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 Hungary?
- Hungary: 9,514,251 people against 3,140,095. Density: Bosnia and Herzegovina 61 per km², Hungary 102 per km².