Bulgaria vs Greece
Greece is 19% larger than Bulgaria.
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0.84×
Bulgaria is 0.84× the area of Greece. Put the other way, Greece is 1.19× the size of Bulgaria.
| Bulgaria | Greece | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 131,957 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 10,413,962 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 79 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Athens |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 4 |
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; Greece at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. 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 Greece?
- No. Bulgaria is 16% smaller than Greece. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Greece covers 131,957 km².
- How many times does Bulgaria fit into Greece?
- About 1.2 times: Greece has 1.19× the area of Bulgaria.
- Why do Bulgaria and Greece 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 Greece about 1.66×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bulgaria or Greece?
- Greece: 10,413,962 people against 6,433,302. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Greece 79 per km².