Bulgaria vs Montserrat
Bulgaria is 1,088 times larger than Montserrat. Montserrat would fit into Bulgaria about 1088 times.
BulgariaMontserratBulgaria moved onto Montserrat · Equal-area projection
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Bulgaria is 1,088× the area of Montserrat.
| Bulgaria | Montserrat | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 102 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 5,440 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Brades |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Caribbean |
| 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; Montserrat at 17° N is stretched to 1.09×. That difference is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it is next to Montserrat. 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 Montserrat?
- Yes. Bulgaria is 1,088 times larger than Montserrat. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Montserrat covers 102 km².
- How many times does Montserrat fit into Bulgaria?
- About 1088 times: Bulgaria has 1,088× the area of Montserrat.
- Why do Bulgaria and Montserrat 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 Montserrat about 1.09×. That is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it really is next to Montserrat. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bulgaria or Montserrat?
- Bulgaria: 6,433,302 people against 5,440. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Montserrat 53 per km².