Bulgaria vs Ghana
Ghana is 2.15 times larger than Bulgaria. Bulgaria would fit into Ghana about 2.1 times.
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0.47×
Bulgaria is 0.47× the area of Ghana. Put the other way, Ghana is 2.15× the size of Bulgaria.
| Bulgaria | Ghana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 238,535 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 35,064,272 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 147 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Accra |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Western 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; Ghana at 8° N is stretched to 1.02×. That difference is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it is next to Ghana. 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 Ghana?
- No. Bulgaria is 2.15 times smaller than Ghana. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Ghana covers 238,535 km².
- How many times does Bulgaria fit into Ghana?
- About 2.1 times: Ghana has 2.15× the area of Bulgaria.
- Why do Bulgaria and Ghana 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 Ghana about 1.02×. That is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it really is next to Ghana. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bulgaria or Ghana?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 6,433,302. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Ghana 147 per km².