Aruba vs Bulgaria
Bulgaria is 620 times larger than Aruba. Aruba would fit into Bulgaria about 620 times.
ArubaBulgariaAruba moved onto Bulgaria · Equal-area projection
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Aruba is 0.0× the area of Bulgaria. Put the other way, Bulgaria is 620× the size of Aruba.
| Aruba | Bulgaria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 179 km² | 110,994 km² |
| Population | 108,785 | 6,433,302 |
| Density | 608 / km² | 58 / km² |
| Capital | Oranjestad | Sofia |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Aruba sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.05× its true area; Bulgaria at 43° N is stretched to 1.86×. That difference is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it is next to Aruba. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Aruba bigger than Bulgaria?
- No. Aruba is 620 times smaller than Bulgaria. Aruba covers 179 km² and Bulgaria covers 110,994 km².
- How many times does Aruba fit into Bulgaria?
- About 620 times: Bulgaria has 620× the area of Aruba.
- Why do Aruba and Bulgaria look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Aruba is drawn about 1.05× its true area there and Bulgaria about 1.86×. That is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it really is next to Aruba. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Aruba or Bulgaria?
- Bulgaria: 6,433,302 people against 108,785. Density: Aruba 608 per km², Bulgaria 58 per km².