Bulgaria vs Syria
Syria is 67% larger than Bulgaria. Bulgaria would fit into Syria about 1.7 times.
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0.6×
Bulgaria is 0.6× the area of Syria. Put the other way, Syria is 1.67× the size of Bulgaria.
| Bulgaria | Syria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 185,180 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 25,620,427 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 138 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Damascus |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Syria at 35° N is stretched to 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- No. Bulgaria is 40% smaller than Syria. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Syria covers 185,180 km².
- How many times does Bulgaria fit into Syria?
- About 1.7 times: Syria has 1.67× the area of Bulgaria.
- Why do Bulgaria and Syria 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 Syria about 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- Syria: 25,620,427 people against 6,433,302. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Syria 138 per km².