Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Turkey
Turkey is 15.3 times larger than Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosnia and Herzegovina would fit into Turkey about 15 times.
Bosnia and HerzegovinaTurkeyBosnia and Herzegovina moved onto Turkey · Equal-area projection
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Bosnia and Herzegovina is 0.07× the area of Turkey. Put the other way, Turkey is 15.3× the size of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,209 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 3,140,095 | 85,878,556 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Sarajevo | Ankara |
| Region | Southern Europe | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 8 |
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; Turkey at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. 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 Turkey?
- No. Bosnia and Herzegovina is 15.3 times smaller than Turkey. Bosnia and Herzegovina covers 51,209 km² and Turkey covers 783,562 km².
- How many times does Bosnia and Herzegovina fit into Turkey?
- About 15 times: Turkey has 15.3× the area of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Why do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Turkey 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 Turkey about 1.66×. 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 Turkey?
- Turkey: 85,878,556 people against 3,140,095. Density: Bosnia and Herzegovina 61 per km², Turkey 110 per km².