Bosnia and Herzegovina is 1.03× the size of Punjab
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Europe) covers about 51,800 km² (20,000 mi²) and Punjab (state of India) about 50,400 km² (19,500 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 51,800km²Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 50,400km²Punjab
100 km
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Punjab
What fits
- Punjab is 97% of the size of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina is larger by 1,450 km² (559 mi²), which is 2.9% of the area of Punjab.
- Measured in Belgiums: Bosnia and Herzegovina is about 1.69, Punjab about 1.64.
How they differ
- Bosnia and Herzegovina is larger, but Punjab has the larger population: 27.7 million against 3.8 million, 7.27× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 551 in Punjab against 74 in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Punjab is 7.48× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,180 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Bosnia and Herzegovina at 44°N is drawn about 1.9× too large and Punjab at 31°N about 1.4×, so the map shows Bosnia and Herzegovina as 1.47× the size of Punjab instead of 1.03×.
- Together Bosnia and Herzegovina and Punjab cover 102,000 km², close to the size of Iceland (102,000 km², 0.2% bigger).
- The gap between them, 1,450 km², is about the size of Comoros (1,670 km²).
- At Punjab's density, Bosnia and Herzegovina would have 28.5 million people (it has 3.8 million). At Bosnia and Herzegovina's density, Punjab would have 3.7 million (it has 27.7 million).
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's centre is 13.3° of latitude, about 1,480 km, farther north than Punjab's.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 129th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Punjab is the 20th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 1.6% of its area; it is the 12th most densely populated of them.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina lies about 13° of latitude (roughly 1,480 km) north of Punjab.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Bosnia and Herzegovina would have about 13,580 m² and each person in Punjab about 1,820 m².
- Laid side by side, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Punjab would cover 102,000 km², about the same size as Iceland.
- Together they have 31.6 million people, about as many people as Venezuela.
- Counted as a country, Punjab would rank 130th by area and 54th by population.
Side by side
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Punjab | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 51,800 km²20,000 mi² | 50,400 km²19,500 mi² |
| Official area | 51,200 km²Wikidata | 50,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 128th of 239worldwide | 20th of 36in India |
| Population | 3.8 millionWikidata, 2022 | 27.7 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 132nd of 237worldwide | 17th of 36in India |
| Density | 74 per km² | 551 per km² |
| Capital | Sarajevo | Chandigarh |
| Latitude range | 43°N to 45°N | 30°N to 33°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2011. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 51,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 51,800 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 50,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 50,400 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12