Bulgaria vs Comoros
Bulgaria is 54.6 times larger than Comoros. Comoros would fit into Bulgaria about 55 times.
BulgariaComorosBulgaria moved onto Comoros · Equal-area projection
54.6×
Bulgaria is 54.6× the area of Comoros.
| Bulgaria | Comoros | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 2,034 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 882,847 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 434 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Moroni |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Eastern 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; Comoros at 12° S is stretched to 1.04×. That difference is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it is next to Comoros. 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 Comoros?
- Yes. Bulgaria is 54.6 times larger than Comoros. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Comoros covers 2,034 km².
- How many times does Comoros fit into Bulgaria?
- About 55 times: Bulgaria has 54.6× the area of Comoros.
- Why do Bulgaria and Comoros 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 Comoros about 1.04×. That is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it really is next to Comoros. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bulgaria or Comoros?
- Bulgaria: 6,433,302 people against 882,847. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Comoros 434 per km².