Bulgaria vs Latvia
Bulgaria is 72% larger than Latvia. Latvia would fit into Bulgaria about 1.7 times.
BulgariaLatviaBulgaria moved onto Latvia · Equal-area projection
1.72×
Bulgaria is 1.72× the area of Latvia.
| Bulgaria | Latvia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 64,594 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 1,847,785 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 29 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Riga |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Northern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Latvia at 57° N is stretched to 3.35×. That difference is why Latvia looks so much bigger than it is next to Bulgaria. 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 Latvia?
- Yes. Bulgaria is 72% larger than Latvia. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Latvia covers 64,594 km².
- How many times does Latvia fit into Bulgaria?
- About 1.7 times: Bulgaria has 1.72× the area of Latvia.
- Why do Bulgaria and Latvia 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 Latvia about 3.35×. That is why Latvia looks so much bigger than it really is next to Bulgaria. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bulgaria or Latvia?
- Bulgaria: 6,433,302 people against 1,847,785. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Latvia 29 per km².