Bulgaria vs Iraq
Iraq is 3.94 times larger than Bulgaria. Bulgaria would fit into Iraq about 3.9 times.
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Bulgaria is 0.25× the area of Iraq. Put the other way, Iraq is 3.94× the size of Bulgaria.
| Bulgaria | Iraq | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 437,072 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 47,020,774 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 108 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Baghdad |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Western Asia |
| 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; Iraq at 33° N is stretched to 1.42×. 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 Iraq?
- No. Bulgaria is 3.94 times smaller than Iraq. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Iraq covers 437,072 km².
- How many times does Bulgaria fit into Iraq?
- About 3.9 times: Iraq has 3.94× the area of Bulgaria.
- Why do Bulgaria and Iraq 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 Iraq about 1.42×. 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 Iraq?
- Iraq: 47,020,774 people against 6,433,302. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Iraq 108 per km².