Bulgaria vs Serbia
Bulgaria is 25% larger than Serbia.
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1.25×
Bulgaria is 1.25× the area of Serbia.
| Bulgaria | Serbia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 88,499 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 6,549,143 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Belgrade |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 5 | 8 |
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; Serbia at 44° N is stretched to 1.95×. 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 Serbia?
- Yes. Bulgaria is 25% larger than Serbia. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Serbia covers 88,499 km².
- How many times does Serbia fit into Bulgaria?
- About 1.3 times: Bulgaria has 1.25× the area of Serbia.
- Why do Bulgaria and Serbia 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 Serbia about 1.95×. 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 Serbia?
- Serbia: 6,549,143 people against 6,433,302. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Serbia 74 per km².