Bulgaria vs Cuba
Bulgaria and Cuba are almost exactly the same size.
BulgariaCubaBulgaria moved onto Cuba · Equal-area projection
1.01×
Bulgaria is 1.01× the area of Cuba.
| Bulgaria | Cuba | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 109,884 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 10,937,203 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 100 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Havana |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Caribbean |
| 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; Cuba at 22° N is stretched to 1.16×. That difference is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it is next to Cuba. 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 Cuba?
- Yes. Bulgaria and Cuba are almost exactly the same size. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Cuba covers 109,884 km².
- How many times does Cuba fit into Bulgaria?
- About 1.0 times: Bulgaria has 1.01× the area of Cuba.
- Why do Bulgaria and Cuba 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 Cuba about 1.16×. That is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it really is next to Cuba. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bulgaria or Cuba?
- Cuba: 10,937,203 people against 6,433,302. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Cuba 100 per km².