Real size
How big is Bulgaria really?
112,000 km²
43,400 sq mi · 65th smallest of the 167 here · about the size of Honduras
Normal web maps draw it 1.9× too big
Bulgaria covers 112,000 km² (43,400 sq mi), about the size of Honduras. A normal web map draws it about 1.9 times too big, because it lies far from the equator (around 43°N), and those maps stretch land more the closer it gets to the North Pole.
Measured from our map outlines, so official figures can differ by a few percent. Ranks count the 167 countries and territories on these pages: those over 5,000 km², not counting disputed territories.
- Real area
- 112,000 km²
- Size rank
- 103rd of 167
- On a normal web map
- 1.9× too big
- Latitude
- 43°N
Countries about the same size
- HondurasAbout the same size
- CubaAbout the same size
- GuatemalaAbout the same size
- BeninAbout the same size
- MalawiMalawi is 1.1 times the size of Bulgaria
Bulgaria through history
Borders here have moved many times. Step through our maps, from 2000 BCE to today, to see who ruled this land before, and how big their realms really were.
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Common questions
- How big is Bulgaria?
- Bulgaria covers about 112,000 km² (43,400 sq mi). It is the 65th smallest of the 167 countries and territories on these pages (those over 5,000 km²).
- Why does Bulgaria look so big on maps?
- Most web maps use the Mercator projection, which keeps shapes right but stretches area more and more toward the poles. Averaged over the whole country, it draws Bulgaria about 1.9 times too big.
- Is Bulgaria bigger than Honduras?
- They are about the same size: within 5% of each other.