Bulgaria vs Nicaragua
Nicaragua is 8% larger than Bulgaria.
BulgariaNicaraguaBulgaria moved onto Nicaragua · Equal-area projection
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Bulgaria is 0.92× the area of Nicaragua. Put the other way, Nicaragua is 1.08× the size of Bulgaria.
| Bulgaria | Nicaragua | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 120,340 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 7,007,502 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 58 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Managua |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 2 |
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; Nicaragua at 13° N is stretched to 1.05×. That difference is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it is next to Nicaragua. 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 Nicaragua?
- No. Bulgaria is 8% smaller than Nicaragua. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Nicaragua covers 120,340 km².
- How many times does Bulgaria fit into Nicaragua?
- About 1.1 times: Nicaragua has 1.08× the area of Bulgaria.
- Why do Bulgaria and Nicaragua 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 Nicaragua about 1.05×. That is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it really is next to Nicaragua. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bulgaria or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua: 7,007,502 people against 6,433,302. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Nicaragua 58 per km².