Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Liechtenstein
Bosnia and Herzegovina is 320 times larger than Liechtenstein. Liechtenstein would fit into Bosnia and Herzegovina about 320 times.
Bosnia and HerzegovinaLiechtensteinBosnia and Herzegovina moved onto Liechtenstein · Equal-area projection
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Bosnia and Herzegovina is 320× the area of Liechtenstein.
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Liechtenstein | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,209 km² | 160 km² |
| Population | 3,140,095 | 41,024 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 256 / km² |
| Capital | Sarajevo | Vaduz |
| Region | Southern Europe | Western Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 2 |
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; Liechtenstein 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 Liechtenstein?
- Yes. Bosnia and Herzegovina is 320 times larger than Liechtenstein. Bosnia and Herzegovina covers 51,209 km² and Liechtenstein covers 160 km².
- How many times does Liechtenstein fit into Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- About 320 times: Bosnia and Herzegovina has 320× the area of Liechtenstein.
- Why do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Liechtenstein 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 Liechtenstein 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 Liechtenstein?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3,140,095 people against 41,024. Density: Bosnia and Herzegovina 61 per km², Liechtenstein 256 per km².