Equatorial Guinea vs Romania
Romania is 8.5 times larger than Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea would fit into Romania about 8.5 times.
Equatorial GuineaRomaniaEquatorial Guinea moved onto Romania · Equal-area projection
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Equatorial Guinea is 0.12× the area of Romania. Put the other way, Romania is 8.5× the size of Equatorial Guinea.
| Equatorial Guinea | Romania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,051 km² | 238,397 km² |
| Population | 1,938,431 | 19,020,271 |
| Density | 69 / km² | 80 / km² |
| Capital | Malabo | Bucharest |
| Region | Middle Africa | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea sits at about 2°N and is stretched to 1.0× its true area; Romania at 46° N is stretched to 2.06×. That difference is why Romania looks so much bigger than it is next to Equatorial Guinea. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Equatorial Guinea bigger than Romania?
- No. Equatorial Guinea is 8.5 times smaller than Romania. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and Romania covers 238,397 km².
- How many times does Equatorial Guinea fit into Romania?
- About 8.5 times: Romania has 8.5× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
- Why do Equatorial Guinea and Romania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea is drawn about 1.0× its true area there and Romania about 2.06×. That is why Romania looks so much bigger than it really is next to Equatorial Guinea. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Equatorial Guinea or Romania?
- Romania: 19,020,271 people against 1,938,431. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², Romania 80 per km².