Bulgaria vs Tunisia
Tunisia is 47% larger than Bulgaria.
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Bulgaria is 0.68× the area of Tunisia. Put the other way, Tunisia is 1.47× the size of Bulgaria.
| Bulgaria | Tunisia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 163,610 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 12,348,573 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Tunis |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 2 |
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; Tunisia at 34° N is stretched to 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- No. Bulgaria is 32% smaller than Tunisia. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Tunisia covers 163,610 km².
- How many times does Bulgaria fit into Tunisia?
- About 1.5 times: Tunisia has 1.47× the area of Bulgaria.
- Why do Bulgaria and Tunisia 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 Tunisia about 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Tunisia: 12,348,573 people against 6,433,302. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Tunisia 75 per km².