Bulgaria vs Uruguay
Uruguay is 59% larger than Bulgaria. Bulgaria would fit into Uruguay about 1.6 times.
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0.63×
Bulgaria is 0.63× the area of Uruguay. Put the other way, Uruguay is 1.59× the size of Bulgaria.
| Bulgaria | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Montevideo |
| Region | Eastern Europe | South 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; Uruguay at 33° S is stretched to 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- No. Bulgaria is 37% smaller than Uruguay. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Bulgaria fit into Uruguay?
- About 1.6 times: Uruguay has 1.59× the area of Bulgaria.
- Why do Bulgaria and Uruguay 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 Uruguay about 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- Bulgaria: 6,433,302 people against 3,384,688. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².