Bulgaria vs Madagascar
Madagascar is 5.29 times larger than Bulgaria. Bulgaria would fit into Madagascar about 5.3 times.
BulgariaMadagascarBulgaria moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
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Bulgaria is 0.19× the area of Madagascar. Put the other way, Madagascar is 5.29× the size of Bulgaria.
| Bulgaria | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Antananarivo |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Eastern Africa |
| 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; Madagascar at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. That difference is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it is next to Madagascar. 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 Madagascar?
- No. Bulgaria is 5.29 times smaller than Madagascar. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Bulgaria fit into Madagascar?
- About 5.3 times: Madagascar has 5.29× the area of Bulgaria.
- Why do Bulgaria and Madagascar 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 Madagascar about 1.12×. That is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it really is next to Madagascar. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bulgaria or Madagascar?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 6,433,302. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².