Louisiana is 1.06× the size of Bulgaria
Louisiana (state of the United States) covers about 120,000 km² (46,200 mi²) and Bulgaria (Europe) about 113,000 km² (43,500 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 120,000km²Louisiana
- 113,000km²Bulgaria
100 km
- Louisiana
- Bulgaria
What fits
- Bulgaria is 94% of the size of Louisiana.
- Louisiana is larger by 6,790 km² (2,620 mi²), which is 6.0% of the area of Bulgaria.
- Measured in Belgiums: Louisiana is about 3.90, Bulgaria about 3.68.
How they differ
- Louisiana is larger, but Bulgaria has the larger population: 6.4 million against 4.7 million, 1.38× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 57 in Bulgaria against 39 in Louisiana: Bulgaria is 1.46× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,610 km apart.
- On a standard web map Bulgaria looks larger than Louisiana: Louisiana at 31°N is drawn about 1.4× too large and Bulgaria at 43°N about 1.9×, so the map shows Bulgaria as 1.28× the size of Louisiana, when Louisiana is 1.06× the size of Bulgaria.
- Together Louisiana and Bulgaria cover 232,000 km², close to the size of Romania (236,000 km², 1.8% bigger).
- The gap between them, 6,790 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
- At Bulgaria's density, Louisiana would have 6.8 million people (it has 4.7 million). At Louisiana's density, Bulgaria would have 4.4 million (it has 6.4 million).
- Bulgaria's centre is 11.7° of latitude, about 1,300 km, farther north than Louisiana's.
- Louisiana is the 32nd largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.3% of its area; it is the 26th most densely populated of them.
- Bulgaria ranks 104th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Bulgaria lies about 12° of latitude (roughly 1,300 km) north of Louisiana.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Louisiana would have about 25,670 m² and each person in Bulgaria about 17,560 m².
- Laid side by side, Louisiana and Bulgaria would cover 232,000 km², about the same size as Romania.
- Together they have 11.1 million people, about as many people as Somalia.
- Counted as a country, Louisiana would rank 101st by area and 128th by population.
Side by side
| Louisiana | Bulgaria | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 120,000 km²46,200 mi² | 113,000 km²43,500 mi² |
| Official area | 135,000 km²Wikidata | 111,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 32nd of 51in the United States | 103rd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 4.7 millionWikidata, 2020 | 6.4 millionWikidata, 2025 |
| Rank by population | 25th of 51in the United States | 110th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 39 per km² | 57 per km² |
| Capital | Baton Rouge | Sofia |
| Latitude range | 29°N to 33°N | 41°N to 44°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2025. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 120,000 km² is 12% below Wikidata's official figure of 135,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
- 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