Bulgaria vs Kuwait
Bulgaria is 6.23 times larger than Kuwait. Kuwait would fit into Bulgaria about 6.2 times.
BulgariaKuwaitBulgaria moved onto Kuwait · Equal-area projection
6.23×
Bulgaria is 6.23× the area of Kuwait.
| Bulgaria | Kuwait | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 17,818 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 4,865,298 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 273 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Kuwait City |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 2 |
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; Kuwait at 29° N is stretched to 1.32×. That difference is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it is next to Kuwait. 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 Kuwait?
- Yes. Bulgaria is 6.23 times larger than Kuwait. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Kuwait covers 17,818 km².
- How many times does Kuwait fit into Bulgaria?
- About 6.2 times: Bulgaria has 6.23× the area of Kuwait.
- Why do Bulgaria and Kuwait 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 Kuwait about 1.32×. That is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it really is next to Kuwait. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bulgaria or Kuwait?
- Bulgaria: 6,433,302 people against 4,865,298. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Kuwait 273 per km².