Croatia is 1.06× the size of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia covers about 55,000 km² (21,200 mi²) and Bosnia and Herzegovina about 51,800 km² (20,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 55,000km²Croatia
- 51,800km²Bosnia and Herzegovina
100 km
- Croatia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
What fits
- Bosnia and Herzegovina is 94% of the size of Croatia.
- Croatia is larger by 3,200 km² (1,230 mi²), which is 6.2% of the area of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Measured in Belgiums: Croatia is about 1.79, Bosnia and Herzegovina about 1.69.
How they differ
- Croatia also has the larger population: 3.9 million against 3.8 million, 1.01× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 74 in Bosnia and Herzegovina against 70 in Croatia: Bosnia and Herzegovina is 1.05× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 148 km apart.
- Together Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina cover 107,000 km², close to the size of Guatemala (109,000 km², 1.8% bigger).
- The gap between them, 3,200 km², is about the size of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (3,320 km²).
- At Bosnia and Herzegovina's density, Croatia would have 4.1 million people (it has 3.9 million). At Croatia's density, Bosnia and Herzegovina would have 3.6 million (it has 3.8 million).
- Croatia's centre is 0.9° of latitude, about 100 km, farther north than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Croatia | 1.06× |
| More people | Croatia | 1.01× |
| More crowded | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.05× |
| Farther north | Croatia | 0.9° of latitude |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Croatia | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 1.79× | 1.69× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 0.23× | 0.21× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 0.15× | 0.14× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.15× | 0.14× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.10× | 0.09× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.02× | 0.02× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.01× | 0.01× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.01× | 0.01× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 309 | 1 in 328 |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Croatia | Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 55,000 km²21,200 mi² | 51,800 km²20,000 mi² |
| Population | 3.9 millionWikidata, 2021 | 3.8 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Density | 70 per km² | 74 per km² |
| Official area | 56,600 km²Wikidata | 51,200 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Zagreb | Sarajevo |
| Latitude range | 42°N to 47°N | 43°N to 45°N |
| Continent | Europe | Europe |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2022, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 55,000 km² is 2.8% below Wikidata's official figure of 56,600 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- Wikidata's official figure of 51,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 51,800 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- 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
- 2026-11-11