Bosnia and Herzegovina vs San Marino
Bosnia and Herzegovina is 839 times larger than San Marino. San Marino would fit into Bosnia and Herzegovina about 839 times.
Bosnia and HerzegovinaSan MarinoBosnia and Herzegovina moved onto San Marino · Equal-area projection
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Bosnia and Herzegovina is 839× the area of San Marino.
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | San Marino | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,209 km² | 61 km² |
| Population | 3,140,095 | 34,109 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 559 / km² |
| Capital | Sarajevo | San Marino |
| Region | Southern Europe | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; San Marino at 44° N is stretched to 1.93×. 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 San Marino?
- Yes. Bosnia and Herzegovina is 839 times larger than San Marino. Bosnia and Herzegovina covers 51,209 km² and San Marino covers 61 km².
- How many times does San Marino fit into Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- About 839 times: Bosnia and Herzegovina has 839× the area of San Marino.
- Why do Bosnia and Herzegovina and San Marino 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 San Marino about 1.93×. 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 San Marino?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3,140,095 people against 34,109. Density: Bosnia and Herzegovina 61 per km², San Marino 559 per km².