Bulgaria vs South Korea
Bulgaria is 11% larger than South Korea.
BulgariaSouth KoreaBulgaria moved onto South Korea · Equal-area projection
1.11×
Bulgaria is 1.11× the area of South Korea.
| Bulgaria | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Seoul |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Eastern Asia |
| 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; South Korea at 36° N is stretched to 1.54×. 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 South Korea?
- Yes. Bulgaria is 11% larger than South Korea. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does South Korea fit into Bulgaria?
- About 1.1 times: Bulgaria has 1.11× the area of South Korea.
- Why do Bulgaria and South Korea 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 South Korea about 1.54×. 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 South Korea?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 6,433,302. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², South Korea 515 per km².