Bulgaria vs Guatemala
Bulgaria and Guatemala are almost exactly the same size.
BulgariaGuatemalaBulgaria moved onto Guatemala · Equal-area projection
1.02×
Bulgaria is 1.02× the area of Guatemala.
| Bulgaria | Guatemala | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 108,889 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 18,687,881 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 172 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Guatemala City |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Central America |
| 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; Guatemala at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. That difference is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it is next to Guatemala. 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 Guatemala?
- Yes. Bulgaria and Guatemala are almost exactly the same size. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Guatemala covers 108,889 km².
- How many times does Guatemala fit into Bulgaria?
- About 1.0 times: Bulgaria has 1.02× the area of Guatemala.
- Why do Bulgaria and Guatemala 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 Guatemala about 1.08×. That is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it really is next to Guatemala. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bulgaria or Guatemala?
- Guatemala: 18,687,881 people against 6,433,302. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Guatemala 172 per km².