San Marino vs Serbia

Serbia is 1,451 times larger than San Marino. San Marino would fit into Serbia about 1451 times.

San MarinoSerbiaSan Marino moved onto Serbia · Equal-area projection
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San Marino is 0.0× the area of Serbia. Put the other way, Serbia is 1,451× the size of San Marino.
San MarinoSerbia
Area61 km²88,499 km²
Population34,1096,549,143
Density559 / km²74 / km²
CapitalSan MarinoBelgrade
RegionSouthern EuropeSouthern Europe
CoastlineLandlockedLandlocked
Neighbours18

Why the map you grew up with disagrees

On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. San Marino sits at about 44°N and is stretched to 1.93× 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 San Marino bigger than Serbia?
No. San Marino is 1,451 times smaller than Serbia. San Marino covers 61 km² and Serbia covers 88,499 km².
How many times does San Marino fit into Serbia?
About 1451 times: Serbia has 1,451× the area of San Marino.
Why do San Marino and Serbia look different on Google Maps?
Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. San Marino is drawn about 1.93× 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, San Marino or Serbia?
Serbia: 6,549,143 people against 34,109. Density: San Marino 559 per km², Serbia 74 per km².