Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Ukraine
Ukraine is 11.8 times larger than Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosnia and Herzegovina would fit into Ukraine about 12 times.
Bosnia and HerzegovinaUkraineBosnia and Herzegovina moved onto Ukraine · Equal-area projection
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Bosnia and Herzegovina is 0.08× the area of Ukraine. Put the other way, Ukraine is 11.8× the size of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Ukraine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,209 km² | 603,550 km² |
| Population | 3,140,095 | 38,980,376 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 65 / km² |
| Capital | Sarajevo | Kiev |
| Region | Southern Europe | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 7 |
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; Ukraine at 49° N is stretched to 2.34×. 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 Ukraine?
- No. Bosnia and Herzegovina is 11.8 times smaller than Ukraine. Bosnia and Herzegovina covers 51,209 km² and Ukraine covers 603,550 km².
- How many times does Bosnia and Herzegovina fit into Ukraine?
- About 12 times: Ukraine has 11.8× the area of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Why do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Ukraine 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 Ukraine about 2.34×. 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 Ukraine?
- Ukraine: 38,980,376 people against 3,140,095. Density: Bosnia and Herzegovina 61 per km², Ukraine 65 per km².