Bulgaria vs Italy
Italy is 2.72 times larger than Bulgaria. Bulgaria would fit into Italy about 2.7 times.
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0.37×
Bulgaria is 0.37× the area of Italy. Put the other way, Italy is 2.72× the size of Bulgaria.
| Bulgaria | Italy | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 302,068 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 58,915,656 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 195 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Rome |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Southern Europe |
| 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; Italy at 43° N is stretched to 1.85×. 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 Italy?
- No. Bulgaria is 2.72 times smaller than Italy. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Italy covers 302,068 km².
- How many times does Bulgaria fit into Italy?
- About 2.7 times: Italy has 2.72× the area of Bulgaria.
- Why do Bulgaria and Italy 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 Italy about 1.85×. 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 Italy?
- Italy: 58,915,656 people against 6,433,302. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Italy 195 per km².