Bosnia and Herzegovina vs South Korea
South Korea is 96% larger than Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosnia and Herzegovina would fit into South Korea about 2.0 times.
Bosnia and HerzegovinaSouth KoreaBosnia and Herzegovina moved onto South Korea · Equal-area projection
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Bosnia and Herzegovina is 0.51× the area of South Korea. Put the other way, South Korea is 1.96× the size of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,209 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 3,140,095 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | Sarajevo | Seoul |
| Region | Southern Europe | Eastern Asia |
| 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; South Korea at 36° N is stretched to 1.54×. 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 South Korea?
- No. Bosnia and Herzegovina is 49% smaller than South Korea. Bosnia and Herzegovina covers 51,209 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does Bosnia and Herzegovina fit into South Korea?
- About 2.0 times: South Korea has 1.96× the area of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Why do Bosnia and Herzegovina and South Korea 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 South Korea about 1.54×. 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 South Korea?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 3,140,095. Density: Bosnia and Herzegovina 61 per km², South Korea 515 per km².