Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Slovakia
Bosnia and Herzegovina is 4% larger than Slovakia.
Bosnia and HerzegovinaSlovakiaBosnia and Herzegovina moved onto Slovakia · Equal-area projection
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Bosnia and Herzegovina is 1.04× the area of Slovakia.
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Slovakia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,209 km² | 49,034 km² |
| Population | 3,140,095 | 5,413,813 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Sarajevo | Bratislava |
| Region | Southern Europe | Eastern 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; Slovakia at 49° N is stretched to 2.3×. 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 Slovakia?
- Yes. Bosnia and Herzegovina is 4% larger than Slovakia. Bosnia and Herzegovina covers 51,209 km² and Slovakia covers 49,034 km².
- How many times does Slovakia fit into Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- About 1.0 times: Bosnia and Herzegovina has 1.04× the area of Slovakia.
- Why do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovakia 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 Slovakia about 2.3×. 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 Slovakia?
- Slovakia: 5,413,813 people against 3,140,095. Density: Bosnia and Herzegovina 61 per km², Slovakia 110 per km².