Pennsylvania is 1.06× the size of Bulgaria
Pennsylvania (state of the United States) covers about 119,000 km² (46,100 mi²) and Bulgaria (Europe) about 113,000 km² (43,500 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 119,000km²Pennsylvania
- 113,000km²Bulgaria
100 km
- Pennsylvania
- Bulgaria
What fits
- Bulgaria is 94% of the size of Pennsylvania.
- Pennsylvania is larger by 6,600 km² (2,550 mi²), which is 5.8% of the area of Bulgaria.
- Measured in Belgiums: Pennsylvania is about 3.89, Bulgaria about 3.68.
How they differ
- Pennsylvania also has the larger population: 13.0 million against 6.4 million, 2.02× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 109 in Pennsylvania against 57 in Bulgaria: Pennsylvania is 1.91× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,940 km apart.
- On a standard web map Bulgaria looks larger than Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania at 41°N is drawn about 1.8× too large and Bulgaria at 43°N about 1.9×, so the map shows Bulgaria as 1.00× the size of Pennsylvania, when Pennsylvania is 1.06× the size of Bulgaria.
- Together Pennsylvania and Bulgaria cover 232,000 km², close to the size of Laos (228,000 km², 1.7% smaller).
- The gap between them, 6,600 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
- At Bulgaria's density, Pennsylvania would have 6.8 million people (it has 13.0 million). At Pennsylvania's density, Bulgaria would have 12.3 million (it has 6.4 million).
- Bulgaria's centre is 1.9° of latitude, about 210 km, farther north than Pennsylvania's.
- Pennsylvania is the 33rd largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.3% of its area; it is the 10th most densely populated of them.
- Bulgaria ranks 104th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Both lie at about the same latitude, 41°N and 43°N.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Pennsylvania would have about 9,180 m² and each person in Bulgaria about 17,560 m².
- Laid side by side, Pennsylvania and Bulgaria would cover 232,000 km², about the same size as Laos.
- Together they have 19.4 million people, about as many people as Chile.
- Counted as a country, Pennsylvania would rank 102nd by area and 78th by population.
Side by side
| Pennsylvania | Bulgaria | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 119,000 km²46,100 mi² | 113,000 km²43,500 mi² |
| Official area | 119,000 km²Wikidata | 111,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 33rd of 51in the United States | 103rd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 13.0 millionWikidata, 2020 | 6.4 millionWikidata, 2025 |
| Rank by population | 5th of 51in the United States | 110th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 109 per km² | 57 per km² |
| Capital | Harrisburg | Sofia |
| Latitude range | 40°N to 43°N | 41°N to 44°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2025. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 119,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 119,000 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