Falkland Islands vs Moldova
Moldova is 2.77 times larger than Falkland Islands. Falkland Islands would fit into Moldova about 2.8 times.
Falkland IslandsMoldovaFalkland Islands moved onto Moldova · Equal-area projection
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Falkland Islands is 0.36× the area of Moldova. Put the other way, Moldova is 2.77× the size of Falkland Islands.
| Falkland Islands | Moldova | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 12,200 km² | 33,844 km² |
| Population | 4,550 | 2,360,527 |
| Density | 0.37 / km² | 70 / km² |
| Capital | Stanley | Chisinau |
| Region | South America | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Falkland Islands sits at about 52°S and is stretched to 2.61× its true area; Moldova at 47° N is stretched to 2.17×. 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 Falkland Islands bigger than Moldova?
- No. Falkland Islands is 2.77 times smaller than Moldova. Falkland Islands covers 12,200 km² and Moldova covers 33,844 km².
- How many times does Falkland Islands fit into Moldova?
- About 2.8 times: Moldova has 2.77× the area of Falkland Islands.
- Why do Falkland Islands and Moldova look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Falkland Islands is drawn about 2.61× its true area there and Moldova about 2.17×. 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, Falkland Islands or Moldova?
- Moldova: 2,360,527 people against 4,550. Density: Falkland Islands 0.37 per km², Moldova 70 per km².