Serbia vs Tunisia
Tunisia is 85% larger than Serbia. Serbia would fit into Tunisia about 1.8 times.
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0.54×
Serbia is 0.54× the area of Tunisia. Put the other way, Tunisia is 1.85× the size of Serbia.
| Serbia | Tunisia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 88,499 km² | 163,610 km² |
| Population | 6,549,143 | 12,348,573 |
| Density | 74 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Belgrade | Tunis |
| Region | Southern Europe | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 8 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Serbia sits at about 44°N and is stretched to 1.95× its true area; Tunisia at 34° N is stretched to 1.46×. 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 Serbia bigger than Tunisia?
- No. Serbia is 46% smaller than Tunisia. Serbia covers 88,499 km² and Tunisia covers 163,610 km².
- How many times does Serbia fit into Tunisia?
- About 1.8 times: Tunisia has 1.85× the area of Serbia.
- Why do Serbia and Tunisia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Serbia is drawn about 1.95× its true area there and Tunisia about 1.46×. 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, Serbia or Tunisia?
- Tunisia: 12,348,573 people against 6,549,143. Density: Serbia 74 per km², Tunisia 75 per km².