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Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Romania

Romania is 4.66 times larger than Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosnia and Herzegovina would fit into Romania about 4.7 times.

Bosnia and HerzegovinaRomaniaBosnia and Herzegovina moved onto Romania · Equal-area projection
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Bosnia and Herzegovina is 0.21× the area of Romania. Put the other way, Romania is 4.66× the size of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Bosnia and HerzegovinaRomania
Area51,209 km²238,397 km²
Population3,140,09519,020,271
Density61 / km²80 / km²
CapitalSarajevoBucharest
RegionSouthern EuropeEastern Europe
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours35

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; Romania at 46° N is stretched to 2.06×. 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 Romania?
No. Bosnia and Herzegovina is 4.66 times smaller than Romania. Bosnia and Herzegovina covers 51,209 km² and Romania covers 238,397 km².
How many times does Bosnia and Herzegovina fit into Romania?
About 4.7 times: Romania has 4.66× the area of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Why do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Romania 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 Romania about 2.06×. 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 Romania?
Romania: 19,020,271 people against 3,140,095. Density: Bosnia and Herzegovina 61 per km², Romania 80 per km².
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