Faroe Islands vs Romania
Romania is 170 times larger than Faroe Islands. Faroe Islands would fit into Romania about 170 times.
Faroe IslandsRomaniaFaroe Islands moved onto Romania · Equal-area projection
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Faroe Islands is 0.01× the area of Romania. Put the other way, Romania is 170× the size of Faroe Islands.
| Faroe Islands | Romania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,399 km² | 238,397 km² |
| Population | 54,900 | 19,020,271 |
| Density | 39 / km² | 80 / km² |
| Capital | Torshavn | Bucharest |
| Region | Northern Europe | 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. Faroe Islands sits at about 62°N and is stretched to 4.55× its true area; Romania at 46° N is stretched to 2.06×. That difference is why Faroe 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 Faroe Islands bigger than Romania?
- No. Faroe Islands is 170 times smaller than Romania. Faroe Islands covers 1,399 km² and Romania covers 238,397 km².
- How many times does Faroe Islands fit into Romania?
- About 170 times: Romania has 170× the area of Faroe Islands.
- Why do Faroe Islands and Romania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Faroe Islands is drawn about 4.55× its true area there and Romania about 2.06×. That is why Faroe 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, Faroe Islands or Romania?
- Romania: 19,020,271 people against 54,900. Density: Faroe Islands 39 per km², Romania 80 per km².