Bulgaria vs Malaysia
Malaysia is 2.98 times larger than Bulgaria. Bulgaria would fit into Malaysia about 3.0 times.
BulgariaMalaysiaBulgaria moved onto Malaysia · Equal-area projection
0.34×
Bulgaria is 0.34× the area of Malaysia. Put the other way, Malaysia is 2.98× the size of Bulgaria.
| Bulgaria | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 330,803 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 35,977,838 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 109 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Kuala Lumpur |
| Region | Eastern Europe | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 3 |
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; Malaysia at 4° N is stretched to 1.0×. That difference is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it is next to Malaysia. 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 Malaysia?
- No. Bulgaria is 2.98 times smaller than Malaysia. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Malaysia covers 330,803 km².
- How many times does Bulgaria fit into Malaysia?
- About 3.0 times: Malaysia has 2.98× the area of Bulgaria.
- Why do Bulgaria and Malaysia 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 Malaysia about 1.0×. That is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it really is next to Malaysia. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bulgaria or Malaysia?
- Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 6,433,302. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Malaysia 109 per km².