Ohio is 1.03× the size of Bulgaria
Ohio (state of the United States) covers about 116,000 km² (44,800 mi²) and Bulgaria (Europe) about 113,000 km² (43,500 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 116,000km²Ohio
- 113,000km²Bulgaria
100 km
- Ohio
- Bulgaria
What fits
- Bulgaria is 97% of the size of Ohio.
- Ohio is larger by 3,280 km² (1,270 mi²), which is 2.9% of the area of Bulgaria.
- Measured in Belgiums: Ohio is about 3.78, Bulgaria about 3.68.
How they differ
- Ohio also has the larger population: 11.8 million against 6.4 million, 1.84× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 102 in Ohio against 57 in Bulgaria: Ohio is 1.79× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,280 km apart.
- On a standard web map Bulgaria looks larger than Ohio: Ohio at 40°N is drawn about 1.7× too large and Bulgaria at 43°N about 1.9×, so the map shows Bulgaria as 1.05× the size of Ohio, when Ohio is 1.03× the size of Bulgaria.
- Together Ohio and Bulgaria cover 229,000 km², close to the size of Laos (228,000 km², 0.3% smaller).
- The gap between them, 3,280 km², is about the size of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (3,320 km²).
- At Bulgaria's density, Ohio would have 6.6 million people (it has 11.8 million). At Ohio's density, Bulgaria would have 11.5 million (it has 6.4 million).
- Bulgaria's centre is 2.4° of latitude, about 260 km, farther north than Ohio's.
- Ohio is the 34th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.2% of its area; it is the 11th most densely populated of them.
- Bulgaria ranks 104th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Bulgaria lies about 2° of latitude (roughly 263 km) north of Ohio.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Ohio would have about 9,830 m² and each person in Bulgaria about 17,560 m².
- Laid side by side, Ohio and Bulgaria would cover 229,000 km², about the same size as Laos.
- Together they have 18.2 million people, about as many people as the Netherlands.
- Counted as a country, Ohio would rank 103rd by area and 81st by population.
Side by side
| Ohio | Bulgaria | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 116,000 km²44,800 mi² | 113,000 km²43,500 mi² |
| Official area | 116,000 km²Wikidata | 111,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 34th of 51in the United States | 103rd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 11.8 millionWikidata, 2020 | 6.4 millionWikidata, 2025 |
| Rank by population | 7th of 51in the United States | 110th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 102 per km² | 57 per km² |
| Capital | Columbus | Sofia |
| Latitude range | 38°N to 42°N | 41°N to 44°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2025. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 116,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 116,000 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