Bulgaria vs Namibia
Namibia is 7.44 times larger than Bulgaria. Bulgaria would fit into Namibia about 7.4 times.
BulgariaNamibiaBulgaria moved onto Namibia · Equal-area projection
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Bulgaria is 0.13× the area of Namibia. Put the other way, Namibia is 7.44× the size of Bulgaria.
| Bulgaria | Namibia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 825,615 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 3,092,816 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 3.7 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Windhoek |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Southern 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; Namibia at 22° S is stretched to 1.16×. That difference is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it is next to Namibia. 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 Namibia?
- No. Bulgaria is 7.44 times smaller than Namibia. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Namibia covers 825,615 km².
- How many times does Bulgaria fit into Namibia?
- About 7.4 times: Namibia has 7.44× the area of Bulgaria.
- Why do Bulgaria and Namibia 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 Namibia about 1.16×. That is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it really is next to Namibia. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bulgaria or Namibia?
- Bulgaria: 6,433,302 people against 3,092,816. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Namibia 3.7 per km².