Bulgaria vs Cambodia
Cambodia is 63% larger than Bulgaria. Bulgaria would fit into Cambodia about 1.6 times.
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0.61×
Bulgaria is 0.61× the area of Cambodia. Put the other way, Cambodia is 1.63× the size of Bulgaria.
| Bulgaria | Cambodia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 181,035 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 17,847,982 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 99 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Phnom Penh |
| Region | Eastern Europe | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Cambodia at 13° N is stretched to 1.05×. That difference is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it is next to Cambodia. 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 Cambodia?
- No. Bulgaria is 39% smaller than Cambodia. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Cambodia covers 181,035 km².
- How many times does Bulgaria fit into Cambodia?
- About 1.6 times: Cambodia has 1.63× the area of Bulgaria.
- Why do Bulgaria and Cambodia 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 Cambodia about 1.05×. That is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it really is next to Cambodia. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bulgaria or Cambodia?
- Cambodia: 17,847,982 people against 6,433,302. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Cambodia 99 per km².