Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is 28% larger than Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Bosnia and HerzegovinaSri LankaBosnia and Herzegovina moved onto Sri Lanka · Equal-area projection
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Bosnia and Herzegovina is 0.78× the area of Sri Lanka. Put the other way, Sri Lanka is 1.28× the size of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,209 km² | 65,610 km² |
| Population | 3,140,095 | 21,756,000 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 332 / km² |
| Capital | Sarajevo | Colombo |
| Region | Southern Europe | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
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; Sri Lanka at 8° N is stretched to 1.02×. That difference is why Bosnia and Herzegovina looks so much bigger than it is next to Sri Lanka. 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 Sri Lanka?
- No. Bosnia and Herzegovina is 22% smaller than Sri Lanka. Bosnia and Herzegovina covers 51,209 km² and Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km².
- How many times does Bosnia and Herzegovina fit into Sri Lanka?
- About 1.3 times: Sri Lanka has 1.28× the area of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Why do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka about 1.02×. That is why Bosnia and Herzegovina looks so much bigger than it really is next to Sri Lanka. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka: 21,756,000 people against 3,140,095. Density: Bosnia and Herzegovina 61 per km², Sri Lanka 332 per km².