How big is Bosnia and Herzegovina really?
Bosnia and Herzegovina covers 51,108 km² (19,733 mi²).
- Area
- 51,108 km² (19,733 mi²)
- Rank by area
- 128 of 219 countries and territories
- Closest in size
- Costa Rica (51,323 km²)
- Population
- 3,230,000
- People per km²
- 63
- Size on a Mercator map
- 1.9 times the real size
Open in TrueSizeAll countries by area
Bosnia and Herzegovina vs United States (Contiguous 48)
The larger of the two covers 155 times the area of the smaller one, so the smaller one would fit into it 155 times.
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | United States (Contiguous 48) | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,108 km² | 7,930,605 km² |
| Population | 3,230,000 | 330,211,806 |
| People per km² | 63 | 42 |
| Difference in area | 7,879,497 km² | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina vs United Kingdom
The larger of the two covers 4.7 times the area of the smaller one, so the smaller one would fit into it 4.7 times.
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,108 km² | 242,602 km² |
| Population | 3,230,000 | 67,736,802 |
| People per km² | 63 | 279 |
| Difference in area | 191,494 km² | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina on a Mercator map
Most online maps and many printed world maps use the Mercator projection, which enlarges areas more and more towards the poles. On these maps this outline is drawn 1.9 times larger than its true size.
The outline reaches from 42.6° N to 45.3° N; at these latitudes Mercator enlarges areas between 1.8 and 2 times.
- Area as drawn on a Mercator map
- 99,375 km²
- A country that really is about that size
- South Korea
Countries closest in size
| Rank | Country | Area | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 125 | Togo | 57,068 km² | +12% |
| 126 | Croatia | 56,122 km² | +9.8% |
| 127 | Costa Rica | 51,323 km² | +0.4% |
| 128 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 51,108 km² | – |
| 129 | Slovakia | 48,870 km² | -4.4% |
| 130 | Dominican Republic | 48,325 km² | -5.4% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina: largest regions
| Region | Area | Share of the country |
|---|---|---|
| Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina | 26,023 km² | 51% |
| Republika Srpska | 24,584 km² | 48% |
| Brčko District | 497.69 km² | 1% |
| Filipovići | 0.84 km² | 0% |
- First-level regions in TrueSize
- 4
Bosnia and Herzegovina in history
- First entry on the timeline
- 1463: Ottoman Bosnia and Independent Herzegovina
- Border changes on the timeline
- 3
- Largest extent on the timeline
- 51,250 km² (1878–1917)
| Names on the timeline | Years |
|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Kingdom of Serbs and Croats | 1918–1928 |
| Bosnian lands in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia | 1929–1938 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina in Yugoslav Banovinas | 1939–1940 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina under Axis and NDH Occupation | 1941–1942 |
| Federal Bosnia and Herzegovina under ZAVNOBiH | 1943–1944 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina in Democratic Federal Yugoslavia | 1945 |
| People's Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1946–1962 |
| Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1963–1990 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina after its declaration of sovereignty | 1991 |
| Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1992–1993 |
| Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Federation established) | 1994 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1995–Today |
More comparisons
Areas are calculated from the outlines TrueSize draws on the map, so they can differ slightly from official figures. Population figures are estimates.