Bulgaria vs China
China is 86.5 times larger than Bulgaria. Bulgaria would fit into China about 86 times.
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Bulgaria is 0.01× the area of China. Put the other way, China is 86.5× the size of Bulgaria.
| Bulgaria | China | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 9,596,961 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 1,406,585,000 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 147 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Beijing |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 17 |
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; China at 37° N is stretched to 1.56×. 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 China?
- No. Bulgaria is 86.5 times smaller than China. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and China covers 9,596,961 km².
- How many times does Bulgaria fit into China?
- About 86 times: China has 86.5× the area of Bulgaria.
- Why do Bulgaria and China 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 China about 1.56×. 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 China?
- China: 1,406,585,000 people against 6,433,302. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², China 147 per km².