Romania vs Turkey
Turkey is 3.29 times larger than Romania. Romania would fit into Turkey about 3.3 times.
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Romania is 0.3× the area of Turkey. Put the other way, Turkey is 3.29× the size of Romania.
| Romania | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,397 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 19,020,271 | 85,878,556 |
| Density | 80 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Bucharest | Ankara |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 8 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Romania sits at about 46°N and is stretched to 2.06× its true area; Turkey at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. 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 Romania bigger than Turkey?
- No. Romania is 3.29 times smaller than Turkey. Romania covers 238,397 km² and Turkey covers 783,562 km².
- How many times does Romania fit into Turkey?
- About 3.3 times: Turkey has 3.29× the area of Romania.
- Why do Romania and Turkey look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Romania is drawn about 2.06× its true area there and Turkey about 1.66×. 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, Romania or Turkey?
- Turkey: 85,878,556 people against 19,020,271. Density: Romania 80 per km², Turkey 110 per km².