Bulgaria is 1.03× the size of Tennessee
Bulgaria (Europe) covers about 113,000 km² (43,500 mi²) and Tennessee (state of the United States) about 109,000 km² (42,200 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 113,000km²Bulgaria
- 109,000km²Tennessee
200 km
- Bulgaria
- Tennessee
What fits
- Tennessee is 97% of the size of Bulgaria.
- Bulgaria is larger by 3,460 km² (1,340 mi²), which is 3.2% of the area of Tennessee.
- Measured in Belgiums: Bulgaria is about 3.68, Tennessee about 3.56.
How they differ
- Bulgaria is larger, but Tennessee has the larger population: 6.9 million against 6.4 million, 1.08× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 63 in Tennessee against 57 in Bulgaria: Tennessee is 1.11× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,860 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Bulgaria at 43°N is drawn about 1.9× too large and Tennessee at 36°N about 1.5×, so the map shows Bulgaria as 1.26× the size of Tennessee instead of 1.03×.
- Together Bulgaria and Tennessee cover 222,000 km², close to the size of Laos (228,000 km², 2.7% bigger).
- The gap between them, 3,460 km², is about the size of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (3,320 km²).
- At Tennessee's density, Bulgaria would have 7.1 million people (it has 6.4 million). At Bulgaria's density, Tennessee would have 6.2 million (it has 6.9 million).
- Bulgaria's centre is 6.9° of latitude, about 770 km, farther north than Tennessee's.
- Bulgaria ranks 104th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Tennessee is the 35th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.2% of its area; it is the 20th most densely populated of them.
- Bulgaria lies about 7° of latitude (roughly 768 km) north of Tennessee.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Bulgaria would have about 17,560 m² and each person in Tennessee about 15,820 m².
- Laid side by side, Bulgaria and Tennessee would cover 222,000 km², about the same size as Laos.
- Together they have 13.3 million people, about as many people as Burundi.
- Counted as a country, Tennessee would rank 106th by area and 106th by population.
Side by side
| Bulgaria | Tennessee | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 113,000 km²43,500 mi² | 109,000 km²42,200 mi² |
| Official area | 111,000 km²Wikidata | 109,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 103rd of 239worldwide | 35th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 6.4 millionWikidata, 2025 | 6.9 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 110th of 237worldwide | 16th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 57 per km² | 63 per km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Nashville |
| Latitude range | 41°N to 44°N | 35°N to 37°N |
Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 111,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 113,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 109,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 109,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12