Illinois is a state in the United States of America located in the mid-Western region of the country, whereas Bulgaria is a country located in Southeast Europe. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Illinois and Bulgaria regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Illinois bigger than Bulgaria?
The total area of Illinois is 57,915 sq mi, and the total area of Bulgaria is 42,854.9 sq mi. Illinois is bigger than Bulgaria by 15,060.1 sq mi. Illinois is around 1.36 times bigger than Bulgaria.
Area of Illinois: 57,915 sq mi ( 149,997 km2 )
Area of Bulgaria: 42,854.9 sq mi ( 110,993.6 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Illinois as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 12,671,469.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Bulgaria as of 29th May 2022, is estimated to be around 6,851,430.
Here is some more data comparison between Illinois and Bulgaria.
The capital of Illinois is Springfield, and the capital city of Bulgaria is Sofia.
Official Languages
Illinois: English
Bulgaria: Bulgarian
Demonym(s)
Illinois: Illinoisan
Bulgaria: Bulgarian
ISO 3166 Code
Illinois: US-IL
Bulgaria: BG
Human Development Index
HDI of Illinois as of 2019: 0.934
HDI of Bulgaria as of 2019: 0.816
Illinois Time Zone:
UTC − 6 (Central Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 5 (Central Daylight Time)
Bulgaria Time Zone:
UTC + 2 (Eastern European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 3 (Eastern European Summer Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Illinois:
40° 2′ 30.12″ N, 89° 11′ 47.4″ W
Coordinates of Bulgaria:
42° 41′ 0″ N, 23° 19′ 0″ E
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