Bulgaria vs Sint Maarten
Bulgaria is 3,265 times larger than Sint Maarten. Sint Maarten would fit into Bulgaria about 3265 times.
BulgariaSint MaartenBulgaria moved onto Sint Maarten · Equal-area projection
3,265×
Bulgaria is 3,265× the area of Sint Maarten.
| Bulgaria | Sint Maarten | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 34 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 43,923 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 1,292 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Philipsburg |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Caribbean |
| 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; Sint Maarten at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. That difference is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it is next to Sint Maarten. 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 Sint Maarten?
- Yes. Bulgaria is 3,265 times larger than Sint Maarten. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Sint Maarten covers 34 km².
- How many times does Sint Maarten fit into Bulgaria?
- About 3265 times: Bulgaria has 3,265× the area of Sint Maarten.
- Why do Bulgaria and Sint Maarten 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 Sint Maarten about 1.11×. That is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it really is next to Sint Maarten. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bulgaria or Sint Maarten?
- Bulgaria: 6,433,302 people against 43,923. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Sint Maarten 1,292 per km².