Bulgaria vs Palestine
Bulgaria is 13.5 times larger than Palestine. Palestine would fit into Bulgaria about 14 times.
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Bulgaria is 13.5× the area of Palestine.
| Bulgaria | Palestine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 8,220 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 5,413,596 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 659 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | East Jerusalem |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 3 |
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; Palestine at 32° N is stretched to 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- Yes. Bulgaria is 13.5 times larger than Palestine. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Palestine covers 8,220 km².
- How many times does Palestine fit into Bulgaria?
- About 14 times: Bulgaria has 13.5× the area of Palestine.
- Why do Bulgaria and Palestine 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 Palestine about 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- Bulgaria: 6,433,302 people against 5,413,596. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Palestine 659 per km².