Albania vs Bulgaria
Bulgaria is 3.86 times larger than Albania. Albania would fit into Bulgaria about 3.9 times.
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Albania is 0.26× the area of Bulgaria. Put the other way, Bulgaria is 3.86× the size of Albania.
| Albania | Bulgaria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,748 km² | 110,994 km² |
| Population | 2,349,580 | 6,433,302 |
| Density | 82 / km² | 58 / km² |
| Capital | Tirane | Sofia |
| Region | Southern Europe | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Albania sits at about 41°N and is stretched to 1.76× its true area; Bulgaria at 43° N is stretched to 1.86×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Albania bigger than Bulgaria?
- No. Albania is 3.86 times smaller than Bulgaria. Albania covers 28,748 km² and Bulgaria covers 110,994 km².
- How many times does Albania fit into Bulgaria?
- About 3.9 times: Bulgaria has 3.86× the area of Albania.
- Why do Albania and Bulgaria look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Albania is drawn about 1.76× its true area there and Bulgaria about 1.86×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Albania or Bulgaria?
- Bulgaria: 6,433,302 people against 2,349,580. Density: Albania 82 per km², Bulgaria 58 per km².