Chihuahua is 1.05× the size of Romania
Chihuahua (state of Mexico) covers about 248,000 km² (95,700 mi²) and Romania (Europe) about 236,000 km² (91,300 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 248,000km²Chihuahua
- 236,000km²Romania
200 km
- Chihuahua
- Romania
What fits
- Romania is 95% of the size of Chihuahua.
- Chihuahua is larger by 11,600 km² (4,480 mi²), which is 4.9% of the area of Romania.
- Measured in Belgiums: Chihuahua is about 8.09, Romania about 7.71.
How they differ
- Chihuahua is larger, but Romania has the larger population: 19.1 million against 3.6 million, 5.36× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 81 in Romania against 14 in Chihuahua: Romania is 5.62× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 10,400 km apart.
- On a standard web map Romania looks larger than Chihuahua: Chihuahua at 29°N is drawn about 1.3× too large and Romania at 46°N about 2.1×, so the map shows Romania as 1.51× the size of Chihuahua, when Chihuahua is 1.05× the size of Romania.
- Together Chihuahua and Romania cover 484,000 km², close to the size of Somalia (472,000 km², 2.6% smaller).
- The gap between them, 11,600 km², is about the size of Falkland Islands (11,600 km²).
- At Romania's density, Chihuahua would have 20.0 million people (it has 3.6 million). At Chihuahua's density, Romania would have 3.4 million (it has 19.1 million).
- Romania's centre is 17.0° of latitude, about 1,900 km, farther north than Chihuahua's.
- Chihuahua is the largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 13% of its area; it is the 31st most densely populated of them.
- Romania ranks 83rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Romania lies about 17° of latitude (roughly 1,900 km) north of Chihuahua.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Chihuahua would have about 69,720 m² and each person in Romania about 12,410 m².
- Laid side by side, Chihuahua and Romania would cover 484,000 km², about the same size as Somalia.
- Together they have 22.6 million people, about as many people as Mali.
- Counted as a country, Chihuahua would rank 78th by area and 133rd by population.
Side by side
| Chihuahua | Romania | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 248,000 km²95,700 mi² | 236,000 km²91,300 mi² |
| Official area | 247,000 km²Wikidata | 238,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 1st of 32in Mexico | 82nd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 3.6 millionWikidata, 2015 | 19.1 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 11th of 32in Mexico | 66th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 14 per km² | 81 per km² |
| Capital | Chihuahua City | Bucharest |
| Latitude range | 26°N to 32°N | 44°N to 48°N |
Population: Wikidata 2015 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 247,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 248,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 238,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 236,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12