Bulgaria vs El Salvador
Bulgaria is 5.28 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Bulgaria about 5.3 times.
BulgariaEl SalvadorBulgaria moved onto El Salvador · Equal-area projection
5.28×
Bulgaria is 5.28× the area of El Salvador.
| Bulgaria | El Salvador | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 21,041 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 6,365,503 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 303 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | San Salvador |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 2 |
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; El Salvador at 14° N is stretched to 1.06×. That difference is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it is next to El Salvador. 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 El Salvador?
- Yes. Bulgaria is 5.28 times larger than El Salvador. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and El Salvador covers 21,041 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Bulgaria?
- About 5.3 times: Bulgaria has 5.28× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do Bulgaria and El Salvador 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 El Salvador about 1.06×. That is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it really is next to El Salvador. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bulgaria or El Salvador?
- Bulgaria: 6,433,302 people against 6,365,503. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², El Salvador 303 per km².