Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Montenegro
Bosnia and Herzegovina is 3.69 times larger than Montenegro. Montenegro would fit into Bosnia and Herzegovina about 3.7 times.
Bosnia and HerzegovinaMontenegroBosnia and Herzegovina moved onto Montenegro · Equal-area projection
3.69×
Bosnia and Herzegovina is 3.69× the area of Montenegro.
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Montenegro | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,209 km² | 13,883 km² |
| Population | 3,140,095 | 623,129 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 45 / km² |
| Capital | Sarajevo | Podgorica |
| Region | Southern Europe | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 5 |
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; Montenegro at 43° N is stretched to 1.86×. 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 Montenegro?
- Yes. Bosnia and Herzegovina is 3.69 times larger than Montenegro. Bosnia and Herzegovina covers 51,209 km² and Montenegro covers 13,883 km².
- How many times does Montenegro fit into Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- About 3.7 times: Bosnia and Herzegovina has 3.69× the area of Montenegro.
- Why do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro 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 Montenegro about 1.86×. 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 Montenegro?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3,140,095 people against 623,129. Density: Bosnia and Herzegovina 61 per km², Montenegro 45 per km².