Kazakhstan vs Romania
Kazakhstan is 11.4 times larger than Romania. Romania would fit into Kazakhstan about 11 times.
KazakhstanRomaniaKazakhstan moved onto Romania · Equal-area projection
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Kazakhstan is 11.4× the area of Romania.
| Kazakhstan | Romania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,724,900 km² | 238,397 km² |
| Population | 20,843,754 | 19,020,271 |
| Density | 7.6 / km² | 80 / km² |
| Capital | Astana | Bucharest |
| Region | Central Asia | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Kazakhstan sits at about 48°N and is stretched to 2.27× 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 Kazakhstan bigger than Romania?
- Yes. Kazakhstan is 11.4 times larger than Romania. Kazakhstan covers 2,724,900 km² and Romania covers 238,397 km².
- How many times does Romania fit into Kazakhstan?
- About 11 times: Kazakhstan has 11.4× the area of Romania.
- Why do Kazakhstan and Romania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Kazakhstan is drawn about 2.27× 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, Kazakhstan or Romania?
- Kazakhstan: 20,843,754 people against 19,020,271. Density: Kazakhstan 7.6 per km², Romania 80 per km².