Austria vs Romania
Romania is 2.84 times larger than Austria. Austria would fit into Romania about 2.8 times.
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Austria is 0.35× the area of Romania. Put the other way, Romania is 2.84× the size of Austria.
| Austria | Romania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 83,879 km² | 238,397 km² |
| Population | 9,208,163 | 19,020,271 |
| Density | 110 / km² | 80 / km² |
| Capital | Vienna | Bucharest |
| Region | Western Europe | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 8 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Austria sits at about 48°N and is stretched to 2.2× its true area; Romania at 46° N is stretched to 2.06×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Austria bigger than Romania?
- No. Austria is 2.84 times smaller than Romania. Austria covers 83,879 km² and Romania covers 238,397 km².
- How many times does Austria fit into Romania?
- About 2.8 times: Romania has 2.84× the area of Austria.
- Why do Austria and Romania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Austria is drawn about 2.2× its true area there and Romania about 2.06×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Austria or Romania?
- Romania: 19,020,271 people against 9,208,163. Density: Austria 110 per km², Romania 80 per km².