Portugal is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula, in south-western Europe whereas Bulgaria is located in Southeast Europe. Today in this article we will discuss the comparison between Portugal and Bulgaria regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Portugal Bigger than Bulgaria?
The total area of Portugal is 92,212 sq km and the total area of Bulgaria is 110,993.6 sq km. Portugal is smaller than Bulgaria by 18,781.6 sq km. Portugal is around 1.2 times smaller than Bulgaria.
Area of Portugal: 35,603 sq mi ( 92,212 km2 )
Area of Bulgaria: 42,854.9 sq mi ( 110,993.6 km2 )
Population
As per the Worldometer data, the current population of Portugal estimated as of 30th April 2021 is 10,172,278.
According to the data from Worldometer, the current population of Bulgaria estimated as of 30th April 2021 is 6,905,803.
Here is some more data comparison between Portugal and Bulgaria.
The capital city of Portugal is Lisbon and the capital city of Bulgaria is Sofia.
Official Languages
Portugal: Portuguese
Bulgaria: Bulgarian
Human Development Index
HDI of Portugal as of 2019: 0.864
HDI of Bulgaria as of 2019: 0.816
Portugal Timezone:
UTC (Western European Time)
UTC – 1 (Atlantic, Azores)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 1 (Western European Summer Time )
UTC (Atlantic, Azores)
Bulgaria Timezone:
UTC + 2 (Eastern European Time)
UTC + 3 (Eastern European Summer Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Portugal:
38° 42′ 0″ N, 9° 11′ 0″ W
Coordinates of Bulgaria:
42° 41′ 0″ N, 23° 19′ 0″ E
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