Bulgaria vs Mozambique
Mozambique is 7.22 times larger than Bulgaria. Bulgaria would fit into Mozambique about 7.2 times.
BulgariaMozambiqueBulgaria moved onto Mozambique · Equal-area projection
0.14×
Bulgaria is 0.14× the area of Mozambique. Put the other way, Mozambique is 7.22× the size of Bulgaria.
| Bulgaria | Mozambique | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 801,590 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 35,631,653 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 44 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Maputo |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 6 |
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; Mozambique at 17° S is stretched to 1.1×. That difference is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it is next to Mozambique. 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 Mozambique?
- No. Bulgaria is 7.22 times smaller than Mozambique. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Mozambique covers 801,590 km².
- How many times does Bulgaria fit into Mozambique?
- About 7.2 times: Mozambique has 7.22× the area of Bulgaria.
- Why do Bulgaria and Mozambique 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 Mozambique about 1.1×. That is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it really is next to Mozambique. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bulgaria or Mozambique?
- Mozambique: 35,631,653 people against 6,433,302. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Mozambique 44 per km².