Real size
How big is Hungary really?
93,000 km²
35,900 sq mi · 59th smallest of the 167 here · about the size of Portugal
Normal web maps draw it 2.2× too big
Hungary covers 93,000 km² (35,900 sq mi), about the size of Portugal. A normal web map draws it about 2.2 times too big, because it lies far from the equator (around 47°N), and those maps stretch land more the closer it gets to the North Pole.
Measured from our map outlines, so official figures can differ by a few percent. Ranks count the 167 countries and territories on these pages: those over 5,000 km², not counting disputed territories.
- Real area
- 93,000 km²
- Size rank
- 109th of 167
- On a normal web map
- 2.2× too big
- Latitude
- 47°N
Countries about the same size
- PortugalAbout the same size
- LiberiaAbout the same size
- South KoreaAbout the same size
- JordanAbout the same size
- AzerbaijanHungary is 1.1 times the size of Azerbaijan
Hungary through history
Borders here have moved many times. Step through our maps, from 2000 BCE to today, to see who ruled this land before, and how big their realms really were.
Open the history map →Browse the eras →
Common questions
- How big is Hungary?
- Hungary covers about 93,000 km² (35,900 sq mi). It is the 59th smallest of the 167 countries and territories on these pages (those over 5,000 km²).
- Why does Hungary look so big on maps?
- Most web maps use the Mercator projection, which keeps shapes right but stretches area more and more toward the poles. Averaged over the whole country, it draws Hungary about 2.2 times too big.
- Is Hungary bigger than Liberia?
- They are about the same size: within 5% of each other.
- Is Hungary bigger than Portugal?
- They are about the same size: within 5% of each other.