Fujian is 1.07× the size of Bulgaria
Fujian (province of China) covers about 121,000 km² (46,600 mi²) and Bulgaria (Europe) about 113,000 km² (43,500 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 121,000km²Fujian
- 113,000km²Bulgaria
100 km
- Fujian
- Bulgaria
What fits
- Bulgaria is 93% of the size of Fujian.
- Fujian is larger by 7,960 km² (3,070 mi²), which is 7.1% of the area of Bulgaria.
- Measured in Belgiums: Fujian is about 3.94, Bulgaria about 3.68.
How they differ
- Fujian also has the larger population: 41.5 million against 6.4 million, 6.47× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 344 in Fujian against 57 in Bulgaria: Fujian is 6.04× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,290 km apart.
- On a standard web map Bulgaria looks larger than Fujian: Fujian at 26°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and Bulgaria at 43°N about 1.9×, so the map shows Bulgaria as 1.40× the size of Fujian, when Fujian is 1.07× the size of Bulgaria.
- Together Fujian and Bulgaria cover 233,000 km², close to the size of Romania (236,000 km², 1.2% bigger).
- The gap between them, 7,960 km², is about the size of Lebanon (10,000 km²).
- At Bulgaria's density, Fujian would have 6.9 million people (it has 41.5 million). At Fujian's density, Bulgaria would have 38.8 million (it has 6.4 million).
- Bulgaria's centre is 16.7° of latitude, about 1,860 km, farther north than Fujian's.
- Fujian is the 23rd largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 1.3% of its area; it is the 12th most densely populated of them.
- Bulgaria ranks 104th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Bulgaria lies about 17° of latitude (roughly 1,860 km) north of Fujian.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Fujian would have about 2,910 m² and each person in Bulgaria about 17,560 m².
- Laid side by side, Fujian and Bulgaria would cover 233,000 km², about the same size as Romania.
- Together they have 48.0 million people, about as many people as Kenya.
- Counted as a country, Fujian would rank 101st by area and 34th by population.
Side by side
| Fujian | Bulgaria | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 121,000 km²46,600 mi² | 113,000 km²43,500 mi² |
| Official area | 121,000 km²Wikidata | 111,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 23rd of 31in China | 103rd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 41.5 millionWikidata, 2020 | 6.4 millionWikidata, 2025 |
| Rank by population | 15th of 31in China | 110th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 344 per km² | 57 per km² |
| Capital | Fuzhou | Sofia |
| Latitude range | 24°N to 28°N | 41°N to 44°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2025. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 121,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 121,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 111,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 113,000 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