Bulgaria vs Sri Lanka
Bulgaria is 69% larger than Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka would fit into Bulgaria about 1.7 times.
BulgariaSri LankaBulgaria moved onto Sri Lanka · Equal-area projection
1.69×
Bulgaria is 1.69× the area of Sri Lanka.
| Bulgaria | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 65,610 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 21,756,000 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 332 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Colombo |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 0 |
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; Sri Lanka at 8° N is stretched to 1.02×. That difference is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it is next to Sri Lanka. 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 Sri Lanka?
- Yes. Bulgaria is 69% larger than Sri Lanka. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km².
- How many times does Sri Lanka fit into Bulgaria?
- About 1.7 times: Bulgaria has 1.69× the area of Sri Lanka.
- Why do Bulgaria and Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka about 1.02×. That is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it really is next to Sri Lanka. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bulgaria or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka: 21,756,000 people against 6,433,302. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Sri Lanka 332 per km².