Croatia vs Greece
Greece is 2.33 times larger than Croatia. Croatia would fit into Greece about 2.3 times.
CroatiaGreeceCroatia moved onto Greece · Equal-area projection
0.43×
Croatia is 0.43× the area of Greece. Put the other way, Greece is 2.33× the size of Croatia.
| Croatia | Greece | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 56,594 km² | 131,957 km² |
| Population | 3,876,200 | 10,413,962 |
| Density | 68 / km² | 79 / km² |
| Capital | Zagreb | Athens |
| Region | Southern Europe | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Croatia sits at about 45°N and is stretched to 2.01× its true area; Greece 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 Croatia bigger than Greece?
- No. Croatia is 2.33 times smaller than Greece. Croatia covers 56,594 km² and Greece covers 131,957 km².
- How many times does Croatia fit into Greece?
- About 2.3 times: Greece has 2.33× the area of Croatia.
- Why do Croatia and Greece look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Croatia is drawn about 2.01× its true area there and Greece 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, Croatia or Greece?
- Greece: 10,413,962 people against 3,876,200. Density: Croatia 68 per km², Greece 79 per km².