Bulgaria vs Chile
Chile is 6.81 times larger than Bulgaria. Bulgaria would fit into Chile about 6.8 times.
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0.15×
Bulgaria is 0.15× the area of Chile. Put the other way, Chile is 6.81× the size of Bulgaria.
| Bulgaria | Chile | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 756,102 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 19,859,921 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 26 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Santiago |
| Region | Eastern Europe | South America |
| 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; Chile at 36° S is stretched to 1.53×. 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 Bulgaria bigger than Chile?
- No. Bulgaria is 6.81 times smaller than Chile. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Chile covers 756,102 km².
- How many times does Bulgaria fit into Chile?
- About 6.8 times: Chile has 6.81× the area of Bulgaria.
- Why do Bulgaria and Chile 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 Chile about 1.53×. 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, Bulgaria or Chile?
- Chile: 19,859,921 people against 6,433,302. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Chile 26 per km².