Guernsey vs Serbia
Serbia is 1,135 times larger than Guernsey. Guernsey would fit into Serbia about 1135 times.
GuernseySerbiaGuernsey moved onto Serbia · Equal-area projection
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Guernsey is 0.0× the area of Serbia. Put the other way, Serbia is 1,135× the size of Guernsey.
| Guernsey | Serbia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 78 km² | 88,499 km² |
| Population | 67,787 | 6,549,143 |
| Density | 869 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Saint Peter Port | Belgrade |
| Region | Northern Europe | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 8 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Guernsey sits at about 49°N and is stretched to 2.37× 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 Guernsey bigger than Serbia?
- No. Guernsey is 1,135 times smaller than Serbia. Guernsey covers 78 km² and Serbia covers 88,499 km².
- How many times does Guernsey fit into Serbia?
- About 1135 times: Serbia has 1,135× the area of Guernsey.
- Why do Guernsey and Serbia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guernsey is drawn about 2.37× 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, Guernsey or Serbia?
- Serbia: 6,549,143 people against 67,787. Density: Guernsey 869 per km², Serbia 74 per km².