Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Syria
Syria is 3.62 times larger than Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosnia and Herzegovina would fit into Syria about 3.6 times.
Bosnia and HerzegovinaSyriaBosnia and Herzegovina moved onto Syria · Equal-area projection
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Bosnia and Herzegovina is 0.28× the area of Syria. Put the other way, Syria is 3.62× the size of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Syria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,209 km² | 185,180 km² |
| Population | 3,140,095 | 25,620,427 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 138 / km² |
| Capital | Sarajevo | Damascus |
| Region | Southern Europe | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Syria at 35° N is stretched to 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- No. Bosnia and Herzegovina is 3.62 times smaller than Syria. Bosnia and Herzegovina covers 51,209 km² and Syria covers 185,180 km².
- How many times does Bosnia and Herzegovina fit into Syria?
- About 3.6 times: Syria has 3.62× the area of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Why do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Syria 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 Syria about 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- Syria: 25,620,427 people against 3,140,095. Density: Bosnia and Herzegovina 61 per km², Syria 138 per km².