Bulgaria vs Malta
Bulgaria is 351 times larger than Malta. Malta would fit into Bulgaria about 351 times.
BulgariaMaltaBulgaria moved onto Malta · Equal-area projection
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Bulgaria is 351× the area of Malta.
| Bulgaria | Malta | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 316 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 579,704 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 1,835 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Valletta |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Southern Europe |
| 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; Malta at 36° N is stretched to 1.52×. 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 Malta?
- Yes. Bulgaria is 351 times larger than Malta. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Malta covers 316 km².
- How many times does Malta fit into Bulgaria?
- About 351 times: Bulgaria has 351× the area of Malta.
- Why do Bulgaria and Malta 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 Malta about 1.52×. 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 Malta?
- Bulgaria: 6,433,302 people against 579,704. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Malta 1,835 per km².