Falkland Islands vs Romania
Romania is 19.5 times larger than Falkland Islands. Falkland Islands would fit into Romania about 20 times.
Falkland IslandsRomaniaFalkland Islands moved onto Romania · Equal-area projection
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Falkland Islands is 0.05× the area of Romania. Put the other way, Romania is 19.5× the size of Falkland Islands.
| Falkland Islands | Romania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 12,200 km² | 238,397 km² |
| Population | 4,550 | 19,020,271 |
| Density | 0.37 / km² | 80 / km² |
| Capital | Stanley | Bucharest |
| Region | South America | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
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; Romania at 46° N is stretched to 2.06×. That difference is why Falkland Islands looks so much bigger than it is next to Romania. 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 Romania?
- No. Falkland Islands is 19.5 times smaller than Romania. Falkland Islands covers 12,200 km² and Romania covers 238,397 km².
- How many times does Falkland Islands fit into Romania?
- About 20 times: Romania has 19.5× the area of Falkland Islands.
- Why do Falkland Islands and Romania 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 Romania about 2.06×. That is why Falkland Islands looks so much bigger than it really is next to Romania. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Falkland Islands or Romania?
- Romania: 19,020,271 people against 4,550. Density: Falkland Islands 0.37 per km², Romania 80 per km².