Bulgaria vs Indonesia
Indonesia is 17.2 times larger than Bulgaria. Bulgaria would fit into Indonesia about 17 times.
BulgariaIndonesiaBulgaria moved onto Indonesia · Equal-area projection
0.06×
Bulgaria is 0.06× the area of Indonesia. Put the other way, Indonesia is 17.2× the size of Bulgaria.
| Bulgaria | Indonesia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 1,904,570 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 285,721,236 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 150 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Jakarta |
| Region | Eastern Europe | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 3 |
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; Indonesia at 2° S is stretched to 1.0×. That difference is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it is next to Indonesia. 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 Indonesia?
- No. Bulgaria is 17.2 times smaller than Indonesia. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km².
- How many times does Bulgaria fit into Indonesia?
- About 17 times: Indonesia has 17.2× the area of Bulgaria.
- Why do Bulgaria and Indonesia 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 Indonesia about 1.0×. That is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it really is next to Indonesia. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bulgaria or Indonesia?
- Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 6,433,302. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Indonesia 150 per km².