Bulgaria vs North Macedonia
Bulgaria is 4.32 times larger than North Macedonia. North Macedonia would fit into Bulgaria about 4.3 times.
BulgariaNorth MacedoniaBulgaria moved onto North Macedonia · Equal-area projection
4.32×
Bulgaria is 4.32× the area of North Macedonia.
| Bulgaria | North Macedonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 25,713 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 1,820,909 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 71 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Skopje |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 5 | 5 |
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; North Macedonia at 42° N 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 North Macedonia?
- Yes. Bulgaria is 4.32 times larger than North Macedonia. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and North Macedonia covers 25,713 km².
- How many times does North Macedonia fit into Bulgaria?
- About 4.3 times: Bulgaria has 4.32× the area of North Macedonia.
- Why do Bulgaria and North Macedonia 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 North Macedonia 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 North Macedonia?
- Bulgaria: 6,433,302 people against 1,820,909. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², North Macedonia 71 per km².