Montenegro vs Romania
Romania is 17.2 times larger than Montenegro. Montenegro would fit into Romania about 17 times.
MontenegroRomaniaMontenegro moved onto Romania · Equal-area projection
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Montenegro is 0.06× the area of Romania. Put the other way, Romania is 17.2× the size of Montenegro.
| Montenegro | Romania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,883 km² | 238,397 km² |
| Population | 623,129 | 19,020,271 |
| Density | 45 / km² | 80 / km² |
| Capital | Podgorica | Bucharest |
| Region | Southern Europe | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | 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. Montenegro sits at about 43°N and is stretched to 1.86× 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 Montenegro bigger than Romania?
- No. Montenegro is 17.2 times smaller than Romania. Montenegro covers 13,883 km² and Romania covers 238,397 km².
- How many times does Montenegro fit into Romania?
- About 17 times: Romania has 17.2× the area of Montenegro.
- Why do Montenegro and Romania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Montenegro is drawn about 1.86× 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, Montenegro or Romania?
- Romania: 19,020,271 people against 623,129. Density: Montenegro 45 per km², Romania 80 per km².