Italy is 2.67× the size of Bulgaria
Italy covers about 301,000 km² (116,000 mi²) and Bulgaria about 113,000 km² (43,500 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 301,000km²Italy
- 113,000km²Bulgaria
200 km
- Italy
- Bulgaria
What fits
- Bulgaria fits inside Italy about 2.67 times by area.
- Italy is larger by 188,000 km² (72,800 mi²), which is 167% of the area of Bulgaria.
- Measured in Belgiums: Italy is about 9.82, Bulgaria about 3.68.
How they differ
- Italy also has the larger population: 58.9 million against 6.4 million, 9.16× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 195 in Italy against 57 in Bulgaria: Italy is 3.43× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,060 km apart.
- Together Italy and Bulgaria cover 414,000 km², close to the size of Paraguay (400,000 km², 3.4% smaller).
- The gap between them, 188,000 km², is about the size of Syria (186,000 km²).
- At Bulgaria's density, Italy would have 17.2 million people (it has 58.9 million). At Italy's density, Bulgaria would have 22.0 million (it has 6.4 million).
- Their centres lie at almost the same latitude.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Italy | 2.67× |
| More people | Italy | 9.16× |
| More crowded | Italy | 3.43× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Italy | Bulgaria |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 9.82× | 3.68× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 1.24× | 0.46× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 0.84× | 0.32× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.81× | 0.30× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.55× | 0.21× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.10× | 0.04× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.04× | 0.01× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.03× | 0.01× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.02× | 0.01× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Italy | Bulgaria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 301,000 km²116,000 mi² | 113,000 km²43,500 mi² |
| Population | 58.9 millionWikidata, 2023 | 6.4 millionWikidata, 2025 |
| Density | 195 per km² | 57 per km² |
| Official area | 302,000 km²Wikidata | 111,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Rome | Sofia |
| Latitude range | 35°N to 47°N | 41°N to 44°N |
| Continent | Europe | Europe |
Population: Wikidata 2023 and Wikidata 2025, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 302,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 301,000 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 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- 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
- 2026-11-11