How big is Hungary really?
Hungary covers 92,753 km² (35,812 mi²).
- Area
- 92,753 km² (35,812 mi²)
- Rank by area
- 109 of 219 countries and territories
- Closest in size
- Portugal (91,579 km²)
- Population
- 9,700,000
- People per km²
- 105
- Size on a Mercator map
- 2.2 times the real size
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Hungary vs United States (Contiguous 48)
The larger of the two covers 86 times the area of the smaller one, so the smaller one would fit into it 86 times.
| Hungary | United States (Contiguous 48) | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 92,753 km² | 7,930,605 km² |
| Population | 9,700,000 | 330,211,806 |
| People per km² | 105 | 42 |
| Difference in area | 7,837,852 km² | |
Hungary vs United Kingdom
The larger of the two covers 2.6 times the area of the smaller one, so the smaller one would fit into it 2.6 times.
| Hungary | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 92,753 km² | 242,602 km² |
| Population | 9,700,000 | 67,736,802 |
| People per km² | 105 | 279 |
| Difference in area | 149,849 km² | |
Hungary 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 2.2 times larger than its true size.
The outline reaches from 45.7° N to 48.6° N; at these latitudes Mercator enlarges areas between 2.1 and 2.3 times.
- Area as drawn on a Mercator map
- 200,613 km²
- A country that really is about that size
- Kyrgyzstan
Countries closest in size
| Rank | Country | Area | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 107 | South Korea | 100,346 km² | +8.2% |
| 108 | Liberia | 96,468 km² | +4% |
| 109 | Hungary | 92,753 km² | – |
| 110 | Portugal | 91,579 km² | -1.3% |
| 111 | Jordan | 89,267 km² | -3.8% |
| 112 | Azerbaijan | 85,829 km² | -7.5% |
Hungary: largest regions
| Region | Area | Share of the country |
|---|---|---|
| Great Plain and North | 49,349 km² | 53% |
| Transdanubia | 36,516 km² | 39% |
| Central Hungary | 6,891 km² | 7.4% |
- First-level regions in TrueSize
- 3
Hungary in history
- First entry on the timeline
- 1000: Kingdom of Hungary
- Border changes on the timeline
- 23
- Largest extent on the timeline
- 357,848 km² (1102–1419)
| Names on the timeline | Years |
|---|---|
| Kingdom of Hungary and Poland | 1370–1381 |
| Royal Hungary, Ottoman Hungary and the Eastern Kingdom | 1541–1569 |
| Royal Hungary and Principality of Transylvania | 1570 |
| Royal Hungary, Ottoman Hungary and Transylvania | 1571–1685 |
| First Hungarian Republic | 1918 |
| Hungarian Republic and Hungarian Soviet Republic | 1919 |
| Kingdom of Hungary under German occupation | 1944 |
| Kingdom of Hungary under Soviet occupation | 1945 |
| Second Hungarian Republic | 1946–1948 |
| Hungarian People's Republic | 1949–1988 |
| Republic of Hungary | 1989–2011 |
| Hungary | 2012–Today |
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