Real size
How big is Serbia really?
77,500 km²
29,900 sq mi · 53rd smallest of the 167 here · about the size of Czechia
Normal web maps draw it 1.9× too big
Serbia covers 77,500 km² (29,900 sq mi), about the size of Czechia. A normal web map draws it about 1.9 times too big, because it lies far from the equator (around 44°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.
Part of the land Serbia holds or claims is disputed (1 dispute). Our area follows the borders drawn on today's map. See the disputed territories →
- Real area
- 77,500 km²
- Size rank
- 115th of 167
- On a normal web map
- 1.9× too big
- Latitude
- 44°N
Countries about the same size
- CzechiaAbout the same size
- PanamaAbout the same size
- Sierra LeoneSerbia is 1.1 times the size of Sierra Leone
- AustriaAustria is 1.1 times the size of Serbia
- United Arab EmiratesSerbia is 1.1 times the size of the United Arab Emirates
Serbia 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 Serbia?
- Serbia covers about 77,500 km² (29,900 sq mi). It is the 53rd smallest of the 167 countries and territories on these pages (those over 5,000 km²).
- Why does Serbia 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 Serbia about 1.9 times too big.
- Is Serbia bigger than Panama?
- They are about the same size: within 5% of each other.
- Is Serbia bigger than Czechia?
- They are about the same size: within 5% of each other.