Bulgaria vs Gabon
Gabon is 2.41 times larger than Bulgaria. Bulgaria would fit into Gabon about 2.4 times.
BulgariaGabonBulgaria moved onto Gabon · Equal-area projection
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Bulgaria is 0.41× the area of Gabon. Put the other way, Gabon is 2.41× the size of Bulgaria.
| Bulgaria | Gabon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 267,667 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 2,593,130 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 9.7 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Libreville |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Middle 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; Gabon at 1° S is stretched to 1.0×. That difference is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it is next to Gabon. 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 Gabon?
- No. Bulgaria is 2.41 times smaller than Gabon. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Gabon covers 267,667 km².
- How many times does Bulgaria fit into Gabon?
- About 2.4 times: Gabon has 2.41× the area of Bulgaria.
- Why do Bulgaria and Gabon 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 Gabon about 1.0×. That is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it really is next to Gabon. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bulgaria or Gabon?
- Bulgaria: 6,433,302 people against 2,593,130. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Gabon 9.7 per km².