Bulgaria vs Cabo Verde
Bulgaria is 27.5 times larger than Cabo Verde. Cabo Verde would fit into Bulgaria about 28 times.
BulgariaCabo VerdeBulgaria moved onto Cabo Verde · Equal-area projection
27.5×
Bulgaria is 27.5× the area of Cabo Verde.
| Bulgaria | Cabo Verde | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 4,033 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 527,326 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 131 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Praia |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 0 |
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; Cabo Verde at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. That difference is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it is next to Cabo Verde. 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 Cabo Verde?
- Yes. Bulgaria is 27.5 times larger than Cabo Verde. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Cabo Verde covers 4,033 km².
- How many times does Cabo Verde fit into Bulgaria?
- About 28 times: Bulgaria has 27.5× the area of Cabo Verde.
- Why do Bulgaria and Cabo Verde 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 Cabo Verde about 1.08×. That is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it really is next to Cabo Verde. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bulgaria or Cabo Verde?
- Bulgaria: 6,433,302 people against 527,326. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Cabo Verde 131 per km².