Bahamas vs Bulgaria
Bulgaria is 8.0 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Bulgaria about 8.0 times.
BahamasBulgariaBahamas moved onto Bulgaria · Equal-area projection
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Bahamas is 0.13× the area of Bulgaria. Put the other way, Bulgaria is 8.0× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Bulgaria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 110,994 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 6,433,302 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 58 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | 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. Bahamas sits at about 24°N and is stretched to 1.2× 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 Bahamas. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Bahamas bigger than Bulgaria?
- No. Bahamas is 8.0 times smaller than Bulgaria. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Bulgaria covers 110,994 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Bulgaria?
- About 8.0 times: Bulgaria has 8.0× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Bulgaria look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bahamas is drawn about 1.2× its true area there and Bulgaria about 1.86×. That is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it really is next to Bahamas. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bahamas or Bulgaria?
- Bulgaria: 6,433,302 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Bulgaria 58 per km².