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Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Portugal

Portugal is 80% larger than Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosnia and Herzegovina would fit into Portugal about 1.8 times.

Bosnia and HerzegovinaPortugalBosnia and Herzegovina moved onto Portugal · Equal-area projection
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Bosnia and Herzegovina is 0.56× the area of Portugal. Put the other way, Portugal is 1.8× the size of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Bosnia and HerzegovinaPortugal
Area51,209 km²92,225 km²
Population3,140,09510,804,871
Density61 / km²117 / km²
CapitalSarajevoLisbon
RegionSouthern EuropeSouthern Europe
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours31

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; Portugal at 40° N is stretched to 1.68×. 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.

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Questions about this pair

Is Bosnia and Herzegovina bigger than Portugal?
No. Bosnia and Herzegovina is 44% smaller than Portugal. Bosnia and Herzegovina covers 51,209 km² and Portugal covers 92,225 km².
How many times does Bosnia and Herzegovina fit into Portugal?
About 1.8 times: Portugal has 1.8× the area of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Why do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Portugal 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 Portugal about 1.68×. 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 Portugal?
Portugal: 10,804,871 people against 3,140,095. Density: Bosnia and Herzegovina 61 per km², Portugal 117 per km².
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