Bulgaria vs Samoa
Bulgaria is 39.1 times larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into Bulgaria about 39 times.
BulgariaSamoaBulgaria moved onto Samoa · Equal-area projection
39.1×
Bulgaria is 39.1× the area of Samoa.
| Bulgaria | Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 2,842 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 219,306 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 77 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Apia |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Polynesia |
| 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; Samoa at 14° S is stretched to 1.06×. That difference is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it is next to Samoa. 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 Samoa?
- Yes. Bulgaria is 39.1 times larger than Samoa. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Samoa covers 2,842 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into Bulgaria?
- About 39 times: Bulgaria has 39.1× the area of Samoa.
- Why do Bulgaria and Samoa 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 Samoa about 1.06×. That is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it really is next to Samoa. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bulgaria or Samoa?
- Bulgaria: 6,433,302 people against 219,306. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Samoa 77 per km².