Bulgaria vs Iran
Iran is 14.8 times larger than Bulgaria. Bulgaria would fit into Iran about 15 times.
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Bulgaria is 0.07× the area of Iran. Put the other way, Iran is 14.8× the size of Bulgaria.
| Bulgaria | Iran | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 1,648,195 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 92,417,681 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Tehran |
| 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; Iran at 33° N is stretched to 1.41×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. 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 Iran?
- No. Bulgaria is 14.8 times smaller than Iran. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Iran covers 1,648,195 km².
- How many times does Bulgaria fit into Iran?
- About 15 times: Iran has 14.8× the area of Bulgaria.
- Why do Bulgaria and Iran 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 Iran about 1.41×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bulgaria or Iran?
- Iran: 92,417,681 people against 6,433,302. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Iran 56 per km².