Bulgaria vs Vatican City
Bulgaria is — times larger than Vatican City. Vatican City would fit into Bulgaria about Infinity times.
BulgariaVatican CityBulgaria moved onto Vatican City · Equal-area projection
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Bulgaria is — the area of Vatican City.
| Bulgaria | Vatican City | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 0 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 882 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 0.00 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Vatican City |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 5 | 1 |
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; Vatican City at 42° N is stretched to 1.81×. 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 Vatican City?
- Yes. Bulgaria is — times larger than Vatican City. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Vatican City covers 0 km².
- How many times does Vatican City fit into Bulgaria?
- About Infinity times: Bulgaria has — the area of Vatican City.
- Why do Bulgaria and Vatican City 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 Vatican City about 1.81×. 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 Vatican City?
- Bulgaria: 6,433,302 people against 882. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Vatican City 0.00 per km².