Bulgaria vs Venezuela
Venezuela is 8.22 times larger than Bulgaria. Bulgaria would fit into Venezuela about 8.2 times.
BulgariaVenezuelaBulgaria moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
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Bulgaria is 0.12× the area of Venezuela. Put the other way, Venezuela is 8.22× the size of Bulgaria.
| Bulgaria | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Caracas |
| Region | Eastern Europe | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 3 |
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; Venezuela at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. That difference is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it is next to Venezuela. 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 Venezuela?
- No. Bulgaria is 8.22 times smaller than Venezuela. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Bulgaria fit into Venezuela?
- About 8.2 times: Venezuela has 8.22× the area of Bulgaria.
- Why do Bulgaria and Venezuela 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 Venezuela about 1.02×. That is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it really is next to Venezuela. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bulgaria or Venezuela?
- Venezuela: 28,516,896 people against 6,433,302. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².