Bulgaria vs Peru
Peru is 11.6 times larger than Bulgaria. Bulgaria would fit into Peru about 12 times.
BulgariaPeruBulgaria moved onto Peru · Equal-area projection
0.09×
Bulgaria is 0.09× the area of Peru. Put the other way, Peru is 11.6× the size of Bulgaria.
| Bulgaria | Peru | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 1,285,216 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 34,576,665 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Lima |
| Region | Eastern Europe | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Peru at 9° S is stretched to 1.03×. That difference is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it is next to Peru. 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 Peru?
- No. Bulgaria is 11.6 times smaller than Peru. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Peru covers 1,285,216 km².
- How many times does Bulgaria fit into Peru?
- About 12 times: Peru has 11.6× the area of Bulgaria.
- Why do Bulgaria and Peru 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 Peru about 1.03×. That is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it really is next to Peru. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bulgaria or Peru?
- Peru: 34,576,665 people against 6,433,302. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Peru 27 per km².