Bulgaria vs Puerto Rico
Bulgaria is 12.2 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into Bulgaria about 12 times.
BulgariaPuerto RicoBulgaria moved onto Puerto Rico · Equal-area projection
12.2×
Bulgaria is 12.2× the area of Puerto Rico.
| Bulgaria | Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 9,104 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 3,184,835 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 350 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | San Juan |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Caribbean |
| 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; Puerto Rico at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. That difference is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it is next to Puerto Rico. 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 Puerto Rico?
- Yes. Bulgaria is 12.2 times larger than Puerto Rico. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Bulgaria?
- About 12 times: Bulgaria has 12.2× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Bulgaria and Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico about 1.11×. That is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it really is next to Puerto Rico. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bulgaria or Puerto Rico?
- Bulgaria: 6,433,302 people against 3,184,835. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Puerto Rico 350 per km².