Bulgaria vs Sierra Leone
Bulgaria is 55% larger than Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone would fit into Bulgaria about 1.5 times.
BulgariaSierra LeoneBulgaria moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
1.55×
Bulgaria is 1.55× the area of Sierra Leone.
| Bulgaria | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Freetown |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 2 |
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; Sierra Leone at 9° N is stretched to 1.02×. That difference is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it is next to Sierra Leone. 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 Sierra Leone?
- Yes. Bulgaria is 55% larger than Sierra Leone. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Sierra Leone fit into Bulgaria?
- About 1.5 times: Bulgaria has 1.55× the area of Sierra Leone.
- Why do Bulgaria and Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone about 1.02×. That is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it really is next to Sierra Leone. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bulgaria or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone: 8,819,794 people against 6,433,302. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².