Austria vs Bulgaria
Bulgaria is 32% larger than Austria.
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Austria is 0.76× the area of Bulgaria. Put the other way, Bulgaria is 1.32× the size of Austria.
| Austria | Bulgaria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 83,879 km² | 110,994 km² |
| Population | 9,208,163 | 6,433,302 |
| Density | 110 / km² | 58 / km² |
| Capital | Vienna | Sofia |
| Region | Western Europe | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 8 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Austria sits at about 48°N and is stretched to 2.2× 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 Austria bigger than Bulgaria?
- No. Austria is 24% smaller than Bulgaria. Austria covers 83,879 km² and Bulgaria covers 110,994 km².
- How many times does Austria fit into Bulgaria?
- About 1.3 times: Bulgaria has 1.32× the area of Austria.
- Why do Austria and Bulgaria look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Austria is drawn about 2.2× 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, Austria or Bulgaria?
- Austria: 9,208,163 people against 6,433,302. Density: Austria 110 per km², Bulgaria 58 per km².