Bulgaria vs India
India is 29.6 times larger than Bulgaria. Bulgaria would fit into India about 30 times.
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0.03×
Bulgaria is 0.03× the area of India. Put the other way, India is 29.6× the size of Bulgaria.
| Bulgaria | India | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 3,287,263 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 1,463,865,525 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 445 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | New Delhi |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 7 |
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; India at 23° N is stretched to 1.18×. That difference is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it is next to India. 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 India?
- No. Bulgaria is 29.6 times smaller than India. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and India covers 3,287,263 km².
- How many times does Bulgaria fit into India?
- About 30 times: India has 29.6× the area of Bulgaria.
- Why do Bulgaria and India 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 India about 1.18×. That is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it really is next to India. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bulgaria or India?
- India: 1,463,865,525 people against 6,433,302. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², India 445 per km².