Bulgaria vs United States
United States is 88.5 times larger than Bulgaria. Bulgaria would fit into United States about 89 times.
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Bulgaria is 0.01× the area of United States. Put the other way, United States is 88.5× the size of Bulgaria.
| Bulgaria | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 9,826,675 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 341,784,857 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 35 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Washington D.C. |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Northern America |
| 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; United States at 45° N is stretched to 1.98×. 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 United States?
- No. Bulgaria is 88.5 times smaller than United States. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and United States covers 9,826,675 km².
- How many times does Bulgaria fit into United States?
- About 89 times: United States has 88.5× the area of Bulgaria.
- Why do Bulgaria and United States 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 United States about 1.98×. 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 United States?
- United States: 341,784,857 people against 6,433,302. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², United States 35 per km².