Bulgaria vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 8.53 times larger than Bulgaria. Bulgaria would fit into Tanzania about 8.5 times.
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Bulgaria is 0.12× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 8.53× the size of Bulgaria.
| Bulgaria | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Dodoma |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 8 |
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; Tanzania at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. That difference is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it is next to Tanzania. 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 Tanzania?
- No. Bulgaria is 8.53 times smaller than Tanzania. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Bulgaria fit into Tanzania?
- About 8.5 times: Tanzania has 8.53× the area of Bulgaria.
- Why do Bulgaria and Tanzania 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 Tanzania about 1.01×. That is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it really is next to Tanzania. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bulgaria or Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 6,433,302. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².