Greece and Bulgaria are both located in Southeast Europe. Greece is officially called the Hellenic Republic and Bulgaria is officially called the Republic of Bulgaria. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Greece and Bulgaria regarding different aspects.
Size
Is Greece bigger than Bulgaria?
The total area of Greece is 131,957 km2 and the total area of Bulgaria is 110,993.6 km2. Greece is bigger than Bulgaria by 20,963.4 km2.
Area of Greece: 50,949 sq mi (131,957 km2 )
Area of Bulgaria: 42854.9 sq mi (110,993.6 km2 )
Population
As per the Worldometer data, the current population of Greece estimated as of 28th December 2020 is 10,398,145.
According to the data from Worldometer, the population of Bulgaria as of 28th December 2020 is estimated to be around 6,922,956.
Here is some more data comparison between Greece and Bulgaria.
The capital city of Greece is Athens, and the capital city of Bulgaria is Sofia.
Official Languages
Greece: Greek
Bulgaria: Bulgarian
Human Development Index
HDI of Greece as of 2018: 0.888
HDI of Bulgaria as of 2018: 0.816
Greece Timezone:
UTC + 2 (Eastern European Time)
UTC + 3 (Eastern European Summer Time)
Bulgaria Timezone:
UTC + 2 (Eastern European Time)
UTC + 3 (Eastern European Summer Time)
Greece and Bulgaria are in the same Timezone.
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Greece:
39° 0′ 0″ N, 22° 0′ 0″ E
Coordinates of Bulgaria:
42° 41′ 0″ N, 23° 19′ 0″ E
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