Czechia vs Serbia
Serbia is 12% larger than Czechia.
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Czechia is 0.89× the area of Serbia. Put the other way, Serbia is 1.12× the size of Czechia.
| Czechia | Serbia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 78,871 km² | 88,499 km² |
| Population | 10,886,878 | 6,549,143 |
| Density | 138 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Prague | Belgrade |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 4 | 8 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Czechia sits at about 50°N and is stretched to 2.39× its true area; Serbia at 44° N is stretched to 1.95×. 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 Czechia bigger than Serbia?
- No. Czechia is 11% smaller than Serbia. Czechia covers 78,871 km² and Serbia covers 88,499 km².
- How many times does Czechia fit into Serbia?
- About 1.1 times: Serbia has 1.12× the area of Czechia.
- Why do Czechia and Serbia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Czechia is drawn about 2.39× its true area there and Serbia about 1.95×. 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, Czechia or Serbia?
- Czechia: 10,886,878 people against 6,549,143. Density: Czechia 138 per km², Serbia 74 per km².