Bulgaria vs Turks and Caicos Islands
Bulgaria is 266 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Turks and Caicos Islands would fit into Bulgaria about 266 times.
BulgariaTurks and Caicos IslandsBulgaria moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
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Bulgaria is 266× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
| Bulgaria | Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 417 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 46,855 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 112 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Grand Turk |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 0 |
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; Turks and Caicos Islands at 22° N is stretched to 1.16×. That difference is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it is next to Turks and Caicos Islands. 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 Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Yes. Bulgaria is 266 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
- How many times does Turks and Caicos Islands fit into Bulgaria?
- About 266 times: Bulgaria has 266× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
- Why do Bulgaria and Turks and Caicos Islands 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 Turks and Caicos Islands about 1.16×. That is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it really is next to Turks and Caicos Islands. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bulgaria or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Bulgaria: 6,433,302 people against 46,855. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².