Germany is 6.90× the size of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Germany covers about 358,000 km² (138,000 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.

358,000km²Germany
51,800km²Bosnia and Herzegovina

200 km

Germany
Bosnia and Herzegovina

What fits

Bosnia and Herzegovina fits inside Germany about 6.90 times by area.
Germany is larger by 306,000 km² (118,000 mi²), which is 590% of the area of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Measured in Belgiums: Germany is about 11.7, Bosnia and Herzegovina about 1.69.

How they differ

Germany also has the larger population: 83.5 million against 3.8 million, 21.9× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 233 in Germany against 74 in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Germany is 3.17× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 945 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Germany at 51°N is drawn about 2.5× too large and Bosnia and Herzegovina at 44°N about 1.9×, so the map shows Germany as 8.98× the size of Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of 6.90×.
Together Germany and Bosnia and Herzegovina cover 410,000 km², close to the size of Paraguay (400,000 km², 2.3% smaller).
The gap between them, 306,000 km², is about the size of Italy (301,000 km²).
At Bosnia and Herzegovina's density, Germany would have 26.3 million people (it has 83.5 million). At Germany's density, Bosnia and Herzegovina would have 12.1 million (it has 3.8 million).
Germany's centre is 6.9° of latitude, about 770 km, farther north than Bosnia and Herzegovina's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Germany	6.90×
More people	Germany	21.9×
More crowded	Germany	3.17×
Farther north	Germany	6.9° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	Germany	2.5× against 1.9×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Germany	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Belgium 30,700 km²	11.7×	1.69×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	1.47×	0.21×
Japan 374,000 km²	0.96×	0.14×
France 548,000 km²	0.65×	0.09×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.11×	0.02×
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.04×	0.01×
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.04×	0.01×
Russia 16,980,000 km²	0.02×	1 in 328

Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.

Side by side

	Germany	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Area, main territory	358,000 km²138,000 mi²	51,800 km²20,000 mi²
Population	83.5 millionWikidata, 2025	3.8 millionWikidata, 2022
Density	233 per km²	74 per km²
Official area	358,000 km²Wikidata	51,200 km²Wikidata
Capital	Berlin	Sarajevo
Latitude range	47°N to 55°N	43°N to 45°N
Continent	Europe	Europe

Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2022, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Wikidata's official figure of 358,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 358,000 km², to within 2%.
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

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