Bulgaria vs Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan is 80% larger than Bulgaria. Bulgaria would fit into Kyrgyzstan about 1.8 times.
BulgariaKyrgyzstanBulgaria moved onto Kyrgyzstan · Equal-area projection
0.56×
Bulgaria is 0.56× the area of Kyrgyzstan. Put the other way, Kyrgyzstan is 1.8× the size of Bulgaria.
| Bulgaria | Kyrgyzstan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 199,951 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 7,343,064 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 37 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Bishkek |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 5 | 4 |
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; Kyrgyzstan at 41° N is stretched to 1.78×. 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- No. Bulgaria is 44% smaller than Kyrgyzstan. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Kyrgyzstan covers 199,951 km².
- How many times does Bulgaria fit into Kyrgyzstan?
- About 1.8 times: Kyrgyzstan has 1.8× the area of Bulgaria.
- Why do Bulgaria and Kyrgyzstan 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 Kyrgyzstan about 1.78×. 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- Kyrgyzstan: 7,343,064 people against 6,433,302. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Kyrgyzstan 37 per km².