Bulgaria vs Kiribati
Bulgaria is 137 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Bulgaria about 137 times.
BulgariaKiribatiBulgaria moved onto Kiribati · Equal-area projection
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Bulgaria is 137× the area of Kiribati.
| Bulgaria | Kiribati | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 811 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 136,488 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 168 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Tarawa |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Micronesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 0 |
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; Kiribati at 1° N is stretched to 1.0×. That difference is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it is next to Kiribati. 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 Kiribati?
- Yes. Bulgaria is 137 times larger than Kiribati. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Kiribati covers 811 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Bulgaria?
- About 137 times: Bulgaria has 137× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Bulgaria and Kiribati 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 Kiribati about 1.0×. That is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it really is next to Kiribati. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bulgaria or Kiribati?
- Bulgaria: 6,433,302 people against 136,488. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Kiribati 168 per km².