Bulgaria vs Gambia
Bulgaria is 9.82 times larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Bulgaria about 9.8 times.
BulgariaGambiaBulgaria moved onto Gambia · Equal-area projection
9.82×
Bulgaria is 9.82× the area of Gambia.
| Bulgaria | Gambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 11,300 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 2,822,093 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 250 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Banjul |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Western Africa |
| 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; Gambia at 13° N is stretched to 1.06×. That difference is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it is next to Gambia. 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 Gambia?
- Yes. Bulgaria is 9.82 times larger than Gambia. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Gambia covers 11,300 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Bulgaria?
- About 9.8 times: Bulgaria has 9.82× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Bulgaria and Gambia 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 Gambia about 1.06×. That is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it really is next to Gambia. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bulgaria or Gambia?
- Bulgaria: 6,433,302 people against 2,822,093. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Gambia 250 per km².