Croatia vs Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan is 7.93 times larger than Croatia. Croatia would fit into Uzbekistan about 7.9 times.

CroatiaUzbekistanCroatia moved onto Uzbekistan · Equal-area projection
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Croatia is 0.13× the area of Uzbekistan. Put the other way, Uzbekistan is 7.93× the size of Croatia.
CroatiaUzbekistan
Area56,594 km²448,978 km²
Population3,876,20037,053,428
Density68 / km²83 / km²
CapitalZagrebTashkent
RegionSouthern EuropeCentral Asia
CoastlineHas a coastLandlocked
Neighbours55

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; Uzbekistan at 42° N is stretched to 1.8×. 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 Uzbekistan?
No. Croatia is 7.93 times smaller than Uzbekistan. Croatia covers 56,594 km² and Uzbekistan covers 448,978 km².
How many times does Croatia fit into Uzbekistan?
About 7.9 times: Uzbekistan has 7.93× the area of Croatia.
Why do Croatia and Uzbekistan 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 Uzbekistan about 1.8×. 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 Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan: 37,053,428 people against 3,876,200. Density: Croatia 68 per km², Uzbekistan 83 per km².