Europe · True size
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
1.3×
Bulgaria is drawn 1.3× smaller on the old map than it really is.
True area
112,426 km²
On the old map
1.3×
drawn smaller than true
Distortion rank
#40
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
0.08%
On the old map
Bulgaria looks about the same size as Azerbaijan on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: Bulgaria at the size the old map gives it, next to Azerbaijan's true size. Bulgaria's real area is 112,426 km² — Azerbaijan is 86,401 km².
By area
Bulgaria would fit inside the United Kingdom, New Zealand and the Philippines, by area.
How many fit?
United Arab Emirates fits inside Bulgaria 1.6 times. The Netherlands fits inside Bulgaria 3.0 times.
Why the old map gets it wrong
The old map stretches land more the further it is from the equator — twice the area at 45°, four times at 60°. Bulgaria's middle sits at 43°N, where the stretch is about 1.9×.
Area stretch on the old map at each latitude, equator to 80°. The number at the top of this page compares Bulgaria's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.