Kyrgyzstan vs Romania
Romania is 19% larger than Kyrgyzstan.
KyrgyzstanRomaniaKyrgyzstan moved onto Romania · Equal-area projection
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Kyrgyzstan is 0.84× the area of Romania. Put the other way, Romania is 1.19× the size of Kyrgyzstan.
| Kyrgyzstan | Romania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 199,951 km² | 238,397 km² |
| Population | 7,343,064 | 19,020,271 |
| Density | 37 / km² | 80 / km² |
| Capital | Bishkek | Bucharest |
| Region | Central Asia | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Kyrgyzstan sits at about 41°N and is stretched to 1.78× 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 Kyrgyzstan bigger than Romania?
- No. Kyrgyzstan is 16% smaller than Romania. Kyrgyzstan covers 199,951 km² and Romania covers 238,397 km².
- How many times does Kyrgyzstan fit into Romania?
- About 1.2 times: Romania has 1.19× the area of Kyrgyzstan.
- Why do Kyrgyzstan and Romania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Kyrgyzstan is drawn about 1.78× 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, Kyrgyzstan or Romania?
- Romania: 19,020,271 people against 7,343,064. Density: Kyrgyzstan 37 per km², Romania 80 per km².