Bulgaria vs Cyprus
Bulgaria is 12 times larger than Cyprus. Cyprus would fit into Bulgaria about 12 times.
BulgariaCyprusBulgaria moved onto Cyprus · Equal-area projection
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Bulgaria is 12× the area of Cyprus.
| Bulgaria | Cyprus | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 9,242 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 1,370,754 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 148 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Nicosia |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 1 |
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; Cyprus at 35° N is stretched to 1.49×. 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 Cyprus?
- Yes. Bulgaria is 12 times larger than Cyprus. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Cyprus covers 9,242 km².
- How many times does Cyprus fit into Bulgaria?
- About 12 times: Bulgaria has 12× the area of Cyprus.
- Why do Bulgaria and Cyprus 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 Cyprus about 1.49×. 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 Cyprus?
- Bulgaria: 6,433,302 people against 1,370,754. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Cyprus 148 per km².