Bulgaria vs Somalia
Somalia is 5.74 times larger than Bulgaria. Bulgaria would fit into Somalia about 5.7 times.
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Bulgaria is 0.17× the area of Somalia. Put the other way, Somalia is 5.74× the size of Bulgaria.
| Bulgaria | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Mogadishu |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 3 |
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; Somalia at 5° N is stretched to 1.01×. That difference is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it is next to Somalia. 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 Somalia?
- No. Bulgaria is 5.74 times smaller than Somalia. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Bulgaria fit into Somalia?
- About 5.7 times: Somalia has 5.74× the area of Bulgaria.
- Why do Bulgaria and Somalia 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 Somalia about 1.01×. That is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it really is next to Somalia. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bulgaria or Somalia?
- Somalia: 19,654,739 people against 6,433,302. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Somalia 31 per km².