Bulgaria vs Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan is 24.5 times larger than Bulgaria. Bulgaria would fit into Kazakhstan about 25 times.
BulgariaKazakhstanBulgaria moved onto Kazakhstan · Equal-area projection
0.04×
Bulgaria is 0.04× the area of Kazakhstan. Put the other way, Kazakhstan is 24.5× the size of Bulgaria.
| Bulgaria | Kazakhstan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 2,724,900 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 20,843,754 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 7.6 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Astana |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Kazakhstan at 48° N is stretched to 2.27×. 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 Kazakhstan?
- No. Bulgaria is 24.5 times smaller than Kazakhstan. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Kazakhstan covers 2,724,900 km².
- How many times does Bulgaria fit into Kazakhstan?
- About 25 times: Kazakhstan has 24.5× the area of Bulgaria.
- Why do Bulgaria and Kazakhstan 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 Kazakhstan about 2.27×. 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 Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan: 20,843,754 people against 6,433,302. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Kazakhstan 7.6 per km².