Bulgaria vs Guinea
Guinea is 2.22 times larger than Bulgaria. Bulgaria would fit into Guinea about 2.2 times.
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0.45×
Bulgaria is 0.45× the area of Guinea. Put the other way, Guinea is 2.22× the size of Bulgaria.
| Bulgaria | Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 245,857 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 15,099,727 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 61 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Conakry |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 6 |
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; Guinea at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. That difference is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it is next to Guinea. 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 Guinea?
- No. Bulgaria is 2.22 times smaller than Guinea. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Guinea covers 245,857 km².
- How many times does Bulgaria fit into Guinea?
- About 2.2 times: Guinea has 2.22× the area of Bulgaria.
- Why do Bulgaria and Guinea 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 Guinea about 1.03×. That is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it really is next to Guinea. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bulgaria or Guinea?
- Guinea: 15,099,727 people against 6,433,302. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Guinea 61 per km².