Europe · Eastern Europe
Bulgaria
Bulgaria covers about 113,000 km² (43,500 mi²), the 104th largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to Honduras, at about 112,000 km².
- 113,000km²Area, main territory
- 6.4 millionPopulation
- 3.68In Belgiums
100 km
- Bulgaria
Facts
| Area, main territory | 113,000 km²43,500 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 111,000 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| In Belgiums | 3.68 |
| Capital | Sofia |
| Population | 6.4 millionWikidata, 2025 |
| Density | 57 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 41°N to 44°N |
| In other languages | Bulgarien Deutsch · Bulgarie Français · Bulgária Português · ブルガリア 日本語 · 保加利亚 中文 · 불가리아 한국어 |
| Continent | Europe#15 of 50 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Bulgaria
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 151× the size of Bulgaria.
- At 57 people per km², Bulgaria is the 110th most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 43°N is drawn about 1.9× too large in area, so Bulgaria looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Bulgaria's main territory stretches about 335 km north to south and 509 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 111,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 113,000 km², to within 2%.
How Bulgaria measures up
Bulgaria holds 0.5% of the land area and 0.9% of the people of the 50 countries listed for Europe. In Eastern Europe it is the 6th largest of 10.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 113,000 km² | 103rd of 239 |
| Population | 6.4 million | 110th of 237 |
| Density | 57 per km² | 110th of 185 |
| Farthest north | 42.8°N | 44th of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Bulgaria is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 3.68× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 0.46× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 0.32× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 0.30× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 0.21× its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 0.04× its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
Where Bulgaria sits
- Bulgaria's centre lies at 42.8°N, 25.2°E, in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 4,760 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 41°N to 44°N, about 330 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
If Bulgaria had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², Bulgaria would have 141.2 million people. It has 6.4 million.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², Bulgaria would have 419,000 people. It has 6.4 million.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 8.2 million.
About the same size as
Largest in Europe
- Russia16,980,000 km²
- Ukraine572,000 km²
- France548,000 km²
- Spain499,000 km²
- Sweden446,000 km²
- Bulgaria#15 · 113,000 km²
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2025; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11