Bulgaria vs Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is 4.43 times larger than Bulgaria. Bulgaria would fit into Turkmenistan about 4.4 times.
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Bulgaria is 0.23× the area of Turkmenistan. Put the other way, Turkmenistan is 4.43× the size of Bulgaria.
| Bulgaria | Turkmenistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 491,210 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 7,618,847 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Ashgabat |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 5 | 4 |
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; Turkmenistan at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. 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 Turkmenistan?
- No. Bulgaria is 4.43 times smaller than Turkmenistan. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Turkmenistan covers 491,210 km².
- How many times does Bulgaria fit into Turkmenistan?
- About 4.4 times: Turkmenistan has 4.43× the area of Bulgaria.
- Why do Bulgaria and Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan about 1.66×. 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 Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan: 7,618,847 people against 6,433,302. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Turkmenistan 16 per km².