Bulgaria vs Greenland
Greenland is 19.5 times larger than Bulgaria. Bulgaria would fit into Greenland about 20 times.
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Bulgaria is 0.05× the area of Greenland. Put the other way, Greenland is 19.5× the size of Bulgaria.
| Bulgaria | Greenland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 2,166,086 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 56,831 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 0.03 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Nuuk |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Northern America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 0 |
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; Greenland at 73° N is stretched to 11.8×. That difference is why Greenland looks so much bigger than it is next to Bulgaria. 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 Greenland?
- No. Bulgaria is 19.5 times smaller than Greenland. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Greenland covers 2,166,086 km².
- How many times does Bulgaria fit into Greenland?
- About 20 times: Greenland has 19.5× the area of Bulgaria.
- Why do Bulgaria and Greenland 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 Greenland about 11.8×. That is why Greenland looks so much bigger than it really is next to Bulgaria. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bulgaria or Greenland?
- Bulgaria: 6,433,302 people against 56,831. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Greenland 0.03 per km².