Bulgaria vs Croatia
Bulgaria is 96% larger than Croatia. Croatia would fit into Bulgaria about 2.0 times.
BulgariaCroatiaBulgaria moved onto Croatia · Equal-area projection
1.96×
Bulgaria is 1.96× the area of Croatia.
| Bulgaria | Croatia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 56,594 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 3,876,200 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 68 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Zagreb |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 5 |
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; Croatia at 45° N is stretched to 2.01×. 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 Croatia?
- Yes. Bulgaria is 96% larger than Croatia. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Croatia covers 56,594 km².
- How many times does Croatia fit into Bulgaria?
- About 2.0 times: Bulgaria has 1.96× the area of Croatia.
- Why do Bulgaria and Croatia 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 Croatia about 2.01×. 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 Croatia?
- Bulgaria: 6,433,302 people against 3,876,200. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Croatia 68 per km².