Bulgaria vs Jordan
Bulgaria is 24% larger than Jordan.
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Bulgaria is 1.24× the area of Jordan.
| Bulgaria | Jordan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 89,341 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 11,520,684 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 129 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Amman |
| 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; Jordan 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 Jordan?
- Yes. Bulgaria is 24% larger than Jordan. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Jordan covers 89,341 km².
- How many times does Jordan fit into Bulgaria?
- About 1.2 times: Bulgaria has 1.24× the area of Jordan.
- Why do Bulgaria and Jordan 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 Jordan 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 Jordan?
- Jordan: 11,520,684 people against 6,433,302. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Jordan 129 per km².