Country size comparison
compared to
Bulgaria is about 4.2 times smaller than Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea is approximately 462,840 sq km, while Bulgaria is approximately 110,879 sq km, making Bulgaria 23.96% the size of Papua New Guinea. Meanwhile, the population of Papua New Guinea is ~9.6 million people (2.7 million fewer people live in Bulgaria).
Tip:
This to-scale comparison of
Papua New Guinea
vs.
Bulgaria
uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
Try dragging the outline to reposition.
Compare further: Bulgaria vs. Papua New Guinea
Flip Comparison · See true size
See Bulgaria on top of Papua New Guinea
→
Quality of Life Comparison · 14 statistics
Make 87.4% less money in Papua New Guinea
→
Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Papua New Guinea is 2.0 times more expensive than Bulgaria overall
→
Moving from Bulgaria to Papua New Guinea · Cost, visas & climate
Compare cost of living, salary and climate.
→
Our free app, MapSize by MyLifeElsewhere — compare any two places, to scale on your mobile device.