Bulgaria vs Qatar
Bulgaria is 9.7 times larger than Qatar. Qatar would fit into Bulgaria about 9.7 times.
BulgariaQatarBulgaria moved onto Qatar · Equal-area projection
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Bulgaria is 9.7× the area of Qatar.
| Bulgaria | Qatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 11,437 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 2,972,215 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 260 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Doha |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 1 |
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; Qatar at 25° N is stretched to 1.22×. That difference is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it is next to Qatar. 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 Qatar?
- Yes. Bulgaria is 9.7 times larger than Qatar. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Qatar covers 11,437 km².
- How many times does Qatar fit into Bulgaria?
- About 9.7 times: Bulgaria has 9.7× the area of Qatar.
- Why do Bulgaria and Qatar 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 Qatar about 1.22×. That is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it really is next to Qatar. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bulgaria or Qatar?
- Bulgaria: 6,433,302 people against 2,972,215. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Qatar 260 per km².