Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Mongolia
Mongolia is 30.5 times larger than Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosnia and Herzegovina would fit into Mongolia about 31 times.
Bosnia and HerzegovinaMongoliaBosnia and Herzegovina moved onto Mongolia · Equal-area projection
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Bosnia and Herzegovina is 0.03× the area of Mongolia. Put the other way, Mongolia is 30.5× the size of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Mongolia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,209 km² | 1,564,116 km² |
| Population | 3,140,095 | 3,568,978 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Sarajevo | Ulaanbaatar |
| Region | Southern Europe | Eastern Asia |
| 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; Mongolia at 47° N is stretched to 2.15×. 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 Mongolia?
- No. Bosnia and Herzegovina is 30.5 times smaller than Mongolia. Bosnia and Herzegovina covers 51,209 km² and Mongolia covers 1,564,116 km².
- How many times does Bosnia and Herzegovina fit into Mongolia?
- About 31 times: Mongolia has 30.5× the area of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Why do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Mongolia 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 Mongolia about 2.15×. 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 Mongolia?
- Mongolia: 3,568,978 people against 3,140,095. Density: Bosnia and Herzegovina 61 per km², Mongolia 2.3 per km².