Croatia vs Portugal
Portugal is 63% larger than Croatia. Croatia would fit into Portugal about 1.6 times.
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0.61×
Croatia is 0.61× the area of Portugal. Put the other way, Portugal is 1.63× the size of Croatia.
| Croatia | Portugal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 56,594 km² | 92,225 km² |
| Population | 3,876,200 | 10,804,871 |
| Density | 68 / km² | 117 / km² |
| Capital | Zagreb | Lisbon |
| Region | Southern Europe | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 1 |
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; Portugal at 40° N is stretched to 1.68×. 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 Portugal?
- No. Croatia is 39% smaller than Portugal. Croatia covers 56,594 km² and Portugal covers 92,225 km².
- How many times does Croatia fit into Portugal?
- About 1.6 times: Portugal has 1.63× the area of Croatia.
- Why do Croatia and Portugal 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 Portugal about 1.68×. 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 Portugal?
- Portugal: 10,804,871 people against 3,876,200. Density: Croatia 68 per km², Portugal 117 per km².