Bulgaria vs Lithuania
Bulgaria is 70% larger than Lithuania. Lithuania would fit into Bulgaria about 1.7 times.
BulgariaLithuaniaBulgaria moved onto Lithuania · Equal-area projection
1.7×
Bulgaria is 1.7× the area of Lithuania.
| Bulgaria | Lithuania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 65,300 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 2,888,774 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 44 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Vilnius |
| 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; Lithuania at 55° N is stretched to 3.09×. That difference is why Lithuania 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 Lithuania?
- Yes. Bulgaria is 70% larger than Lithuania. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Lithuania covers 65,300 km².
- How many times does Lithuania fit into Bulgaria?
- About 1.7 times: Bulgaria has 1.7× the area of Lithuania.
- Why do Bulgaria and Lithuania 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 Lithuania about 3.09×. That is why Lithuania 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 Lithuania?
- Bulgaria: 6,433,302 people against 2,888,774. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Lithuania 44 per km².