Bulgaria vs Kenya
Kenya is 5.24 times larger than Bulgaria. Bulgaria would fit into Kenya about 5.2 times.
BulgariaKenyaBulgaria moved onto Kenya · Equal-area projection
0.19×
Bulgaria is 0.19× the area of Kenya. Put the other way, Kenya is 5.24× the size of Bulgaria.
| Bulgaria | Kenya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 581,309 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 57,532,493 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 99 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Nairobi |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Eastern Africa |
| 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; Kenya at 1° N is stretched to 1.0×. That difference is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it is next to Kenya. 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 Kenya?
- No. Bulgaria is 5.24 times smaller than Kenya. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Kenya covers 581,309 km².
- How many times does Bulgaria fit into Kenya?
- About 5.2 times: Kenya has 5.24× the area of Bulgaria.
- Why do Bulgaria and Kenya 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 Kenya about 1.0×. That is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it really is next to Kenya. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bulgaria or Kenya?
- Kenya: 57,532,493 people against 6,433,302. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Kenya 99 per km².