Bosnia and Herzegovina vs North Macedonia
Bosnia and Herzegovina is 99% larger than North Macedonia. North Macedonia would fit into Bosnia and Herzegovina about 2.0 times.
Bosnia and HerzegovinaNorth MacedoniaBosnia and Herzegovina moved onto North Macedonia · Equal-area projection
1.99×
Bosnia and Herzegovina is 1.99× the area of North Macedonia.
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | North Macedonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,209 km² | 25,713 km² |
| Population | 3,140,095 | 1,820,909 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 71 / km² |
| Capital | Sarajevo | Skopje |
| Region | Southern Europe | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; North Macedonia at 42° N is stretched to 1.79×. 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 North Macedonia?
- Yes. Bosnia and Herzegovina is 99% larger than North Macedonia. Bosnia and Herzegovina covers 51,209 km² and North Macedonia covers 25,713 km².
- How many times does North Macedonia fit into Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- About 2.0 times: Bosnia and Herzegovina has 1.99× the area of North Macedonia.
- Why do Bosnia and Herzegovina and North Macedonia 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 North Macedonia about 1.79×. 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 North Macedonia?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3,140,095 people against 1,820,909. Density: Bosnia and Herzegovina 61 per km², North Macedonia 71 per km².