Bulgaria vs Ukraine
Ukraine is 5.44 times larger than Bulgaria. Bulgaria would fit into Ukraine about 5.4 times.
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Bulgaria is 0.18× the area of Ukraine. Put the other way, Ukraine is 5.44× the size of Bulgaria.
| Bulgaria | Ukraine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 603,550 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 38,980,376 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 65 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Kiev |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 7 |
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; Ukraine at 49° N is stretched to 2.34×. 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 Ukraine?
- No. Bulgaria is 5.44 times smaller than Ukraine. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Ukraine covers 603,550 km².
- How many times does Bulgaria fit into Ukraine?
- About 5.4 times: Ukraine has 5.44× the area of Bulgaria.
- Why do Bulgaria and Ukraine 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 Ukraine about 2.34×. 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 Ukraine?
- Ukraine: 38,980,376 people against 6,433,302. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Ukraine 65 per km².