Bulgaria vs Switzerland
Bulgaria is 2.69 times larger than Switzerland. Switzerland would fit into Bulgaria about 2.7 times.
BulgariaSwitzerlandBulgaria moved onto Switzerland · Equal-area projection
2.69×
Bulgaria is 2.69× the area of Switzerland.
| Bulgaria | Switzerland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 41,291 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 9,092,436 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 220 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Bern |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Western 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; Switzerland at 47° N is stretched to 2.13×. 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 Switzerland?
- Yes. Bulgaria is 2.69 times larger than Switzerland. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Switzerland covers 41,291 km².
- How many times does Switzerland fit into Bulgaria?
- About 2.7 times: Bulgaria has 2.69× the area of Switzerland.
- Why do Bulgaria and Switzerland 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 Switzerland about 2.13×. 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 Switzerland?
- Switzerland: 9,092,436 people against 6,433,302. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Switzerland 220 per km².