Moldova vs Serbia
Serbia is 2.61 times larger than Moldova. Moldova would fit into Serbia about 2.6 times.
MoldovaSerbiaMoldova moved onto Serbia · Equal-area projection
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Moldova is 0.38× the area of Serbia. Put the other way, Serbia is 2.61× the size of Moldova.
| Moldova | Serbia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 33,844 km² | 88,499 km² |
| Population | 2,360,527 | 6,549,143 |
| Density | 70 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Chisinau | Belgrade |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 8 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Moldova sits at about 47°N and is stretched to 2.17× its true area; Serbia at 44° N is stretched to 1.95×. 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 Moldova bigger than Serbia?
- No. Moldova is 2.61 times smaller than Serbia. Moldova covers 33,844 km² and Serbia covers 88,499 km².
- How many times does Moldova fit into Serbia?
- About 2.6 times: Serbia has 2.61× the area of Moldova.
- Why do Moldova and Serbia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Moldova is drawn about 2.17× its true area there and Serbia about 1.95×. 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, Moldova or Serbia?
- Serbia: 6,549,143 people against 2,360,527. Density: Moldova 70 per km², Serbia 74 per km².