Azerbaijan vs Bulgaria
Bulgaria is 28% larger than Azerbaijan.
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Azerbaijan is 0.78× the area of Bulgaria. Put the other way, Bulgaria is 1.28× the size of Azerbaijan.
| Azerbaijan | Bulgaria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 86,600 km² | 110,994 km² |
| Population | 10,246,996 | 6,433,302 |
| Density | 118 / km² | 58 / km² |
| Capital | Baku | Sofia |
| Region | Western Asia | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Azerbaijan sits at about 40°N and is stretched to 1.72× 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 Azerbaijan bigger than Bulgaria?
- No. Azerbaijan is 22% smaller than Bulgaria. Azerbaijan covers 86,600 km² and Bulgaria covers 110,994 km².
- How many times does Azerbaijan fit into Bulgaria?
- About 1.3 times: Bulgaria has 1.28× the area of Azerbaijan.
- Why do Azerbaijan and Bulgaria look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Azerbaijan is drawn about 1.72× 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, Azerbaijan or Bulgaria?
- Azerbaijan: 10,246,996 people against 6,433,302. Density: Azerbaijan 118 per km², Bulgaria 58 per km².