Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 9.04 times larger than Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosnia and Herzegovina would fit into Papua New Guinea about 9.0 times.
Bosnia and HerzegovinaPapua New GuineaBosnia and Herzegovina moved onto Papua New Guinea · Equal-area projection
0.11×
Bosnia and Herzegovina is 0.11× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 9.04× the size of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,209 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 3,140,095 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Sarajevo | Port Moresby |
| Region | Southern Europe | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 1 |
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; Papua New Guinea at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. That difference is why Bosnia and Herzegovina looks so much bigger than it is next to Papua New Guinea. 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 Papua New Guinea?
- No. Bosnia and Herzegovina is 9.04 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Bosnia and Herzegovina covers 51,209 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Bosnia and Herzegovina fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 9.0 times: Papua New Guinea has 9.04× the area of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Why do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Papua New Guinea 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 Papua New Guinea about 1.01×. That is why Bosnia and Herzegovina looks so much bigger than it really is next to Papua New Guinea. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 3,140,095. Density: Bosnia and Herzegovina 61 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².