Bulgaria vs Burundi
Bulgaria is 3.99 times larger than Burundi. Burundi would fit into Bulgaria about 4.0 times.
BulgariaBurundiBulgaria moved onto Burundi · Equal-area projection
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Bulgaria is 3.99× the area of Burundi.
| Bulgaria | Burundi | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 27,834 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 14,390,003 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 517 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Bujumbura |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 5 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Bulgaria sits at about 43°N and is stretched to 1.86× its true area; Burundi at 3° S is stretched to 1.0×. That difference is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it is next to Burundi. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Bulgaria bigger than Burundi?
- Yes. Bulgaria is 3.99 times larger than Burundi. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Burundi covers 27,834 km².
- How many times does Burundi fit into Bulgaria?
- About 4.0 times: Bulgaria has 3.99× the area of Burundi.
- Why do Bulgaria and Burundi look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bulgaria is drawn about 1.86× its true area there and Burundi about 1.0×. That is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it really is next to Burundi. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bulgaria or Burundi?
- Burundi: 14,390,003 people against 6,433,302. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Burundi 517 per km².