Bulgaria vs New Zealand
New Zealand is 2.41 times larger than Bulgaria. Bulgaria would fit into New Zealand about 2.4 times.
BulgariaNew ZealandBulgaria moved onto New Zealand · Equal-area projection
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Bulgaria is 0.41× the area of New Zealand. Put the other way, New Zealand is 2.41× the size of Bulgaria.
| Bulgaria | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 268,021 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 5,324,700 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 20 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Wellington |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Australia and New Zealand |
| 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; New Zealand at 42° S is stretched to 1.79×. 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 New Zealand?
- No. Bulgaria is 2.41 times smaller than New Zealand. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and New Zealand covers 268,021 km².
- How many times does Bulgaria fit into New Zealand?
- About 2.4 times: New Zealand has 2.41× the area of Bulgaria.
- Why do Bulgaria and New Zealand 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 New Zealand about 1.79×. 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 New Zealand?
- Bulgaria: 6,433,302 people against 5,324,700. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², New Zealand 20 per km².