Greece vs Romania
Romania is 81% larger than Greece. Greece would fit into Romania about 1.8 times.
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0.55×
Greece is 0.55× the area of Romania. Put the other way, Romania is 1.81× the size of Greece.
| Greece | Romania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 131,957 km² | 238,397 km² |
| Population | 10,413,962 | 19,020,271 |
| Density | 79 / km² | 80 / km² |
| Capital | Athens | Bucharest |
| Region | Southern Europe | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Greece sits at about 39°N and is stretched to 1.66× 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 Greece bigger than Romania?
- No. Greece is 45% smaller than Romania. Greece covers 131,957 km² and Romania covers 238,397 km².
- How many times does Greece fit into Romania?
- About 1.8 times: Romania has 1.81× the area of Greece.
- Why do Greece and Romania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Greece is drawn about 1.66× 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, Greece or Romania?
- Romania: 19,020,271 people against 10,413,962. Density: Greece 79 per km², Romania 80 per km².