Bulgaria vs Mauritania
Mauritania is 9.29 times larger than Bulgaria. Bulgaria would fit into Mauritania about 9.3 times.
BulgariaMauritaniaBulgaria moved onto Mauritania · Equal-area projection
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Bulgaria is 0.11× the area of Mauritania. Put the other way, Mauritania is 9.29× the size of Bulgaria.
| Bulgaria | Mauritania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 1,030,700 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 5,315,065 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 5.2 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Nouakchott |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Western Africa |
| 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; Mauritania at 20° N is stretched to 1.14×. That difference is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it is next to Mauritania. 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 Mauritania?
- No. Bulgaria is 9.29 times smaller than Mauritania. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km².
- How many times does Bulgaria fit into Mauritania?
- About 9.3 times: Mauritania has 9.29× the area of Bulgaria.
- Why do Bulgaria and Mauritania 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 Mauritania about 1.14×. That is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it really is next to Mauritania. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bulgaria or Mauritania?
- Bulgaria: 6,433,302 people against 5,315,065. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Mauritania 5.2 per km².