Bulgaria vs Eritrea
Eritrea is 6% larger than Bulgaria.
BulgariaEritreaBulgaria moved onto Eritrea · Equal-area projection
0.94×
Bulgaria is 0.94× the area of Eritrea. Put the other way, Eritrea is 1.06× the size of Bulgaria.
| Bulgaria | Eritrea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 117,600 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 3,607,003 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Asmara |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 3 |
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; Eritrea at 15° N is stretched to 1.08×. That difference is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it is next to Eritrea. 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 Eritrea?
- No. Bulgaria is 6% smaller than Eritrea. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Eritrea covers 117,600 km².
- How many times does Bulgaria fit into Eritrea?
- About 1.1 times: Eritrea has 1.06× the area of Bulgaria.
- Why do Bulgaria and Eritrea 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 Eritrea about 1.08×. That is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it really is next to Eritrea. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bulgaria or Eritrea?
- Bulgaria: 6,433,302 people against 3,607,003. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Eritrea 31 per km².