Bulgaria vs Israel
Bulgaria is 5.34 times larger than Israel. Israel would fit into Bulgaria about 5.3 times.
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Bulgaria is 5.34× the area of Israel.
| Bulgaria | Israel | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 20,770 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 10,122,800 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 487 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Jerusalem |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 5 |
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; Israel at 31° N is stretched to 1.37×. 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 Israel?
- Yes. Bulgaria is 5.34 times larger than Israel. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Israel covers 20,770 km².
- How many times does Israel fit into Bulgaria?
- About 5.3 times: Bulgaria has 5.34× the area of Israel.
- Why do Bulgaria and Israel 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 Israel about 1.37×. 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 Israel?
- Israel: 10,122,800 people against 6,433,302. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Israel 487 per km².