Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Japan
Japan is 7.38 times larger than Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosnia and Herzegovina would fit into Japan about 7.4 times.
Bosnia and HerzegovinaJapanBosnia and Herzegovina moved onto Japan · Equal-area projection
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Bosnia and Herzegovina is 0.14× the area of Japan. Put the other way, Japan is 7.38× the size of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Japan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,209 km² | 377,972 km² |
| Population | 3,140,095 | 123,366,734 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 326 / km² |
| Capital | Sarajevo | Tokyo |
| Region | Southern Europe | Eastern Asia |
| 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; Japan at 37° N is stretched to 1.59×. 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 Japan?
- No. Bosnia and Herzegovina is 7.38 times smaller than Japan. Bosnia and Herzegovina covers 51,209 km² and Japan covers 377,972 km².
- How many times does Bosnia and Herzegovina fit into Japan?
- About 7.4 times: Japan has 7.38× the area of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Why do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Japan 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 Japan about 1.59×. 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 Japan?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 3,140,095. Density: Bosnia and Herzegovina 61 per km², Japan 326 per km².