Bulgaria vs Slovakia
Bulgaria is 2.26 times larger than Slovakia. Slovakia would fit into Bulgaria about 2.3 times.
BulgariaSlovakiaBulgaria moved onto Slovakia · Equal-area projection
2.26×
Bulgaria is 2.26× the area of Slovakia.
| Bulgaria | Slovakia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 49,034 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 5,413,813 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Bratislava |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 5 | 5 |
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; Slovakia at 49° N is stretched to 2.3×. 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 Slovakia?
- Yes. Bulgaria is 2.26 times larger than Slovakia. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Slovakia covers 49,034 km².
- How many times does Slovakia fit into Bulgaria?
- About 2.3 times: Bulgaria has 2.26× the area of Slovakia.
- Why do Bulgaria and Slovakia 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 Slovakia about 2.3×. 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 Slovakia?
- Bulgaria: 6,433,302 people against 5,413,813. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Slovakia 110 per km².