Germany is 1.51× the size of Romania

Germany covers about 358,000 km² (138,000 mi²) and Romania about 236,000 km² (91,300 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

358,000km²Germany
236,000km²Romania

200 km

Germany
Romania

What fits

Romania is 66% of the size of Germany.
Germany is larger by 121,000 km² (46,800 mi²), which is 51% of the area of Romania.
Measured in Belgiums: Germany is about 11.7, Romania about 7.71.

How they differ

Germany also has the larger population: 83.5 million against 19.1 million, 4.38× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 233 in Germany against 81 in Romania: Germany is 2.90× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 1,220 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Germany at 51°N is drawn about 2.5× too large and Romania at 46°N about 2.1×, so the map shows Germany as 1.86× the size of Romania instead of 1.51×.
Together Germany and Romania cover 594,000 km², close to the size of Madagascar (593,000 km², 0.2% smaller).
The gap between them, 121,000 km², is about the size of North Korea (122,000 km²).
At Romania's density, Germany would have 28.8 million people (it has 83.5 million). At Germany's density, Romania would have 55.2 million (it has 19.1 million).
Germany's centre is 5.2° of latitude, about 580 km, farther north than Romania's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Germany	1.51×
More people	Germany	4.38×
More crowded	Germany	2.90×
Farther north	Germany	5.2° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	Germany	2.5× against 2.1×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Germany	Romania
Belgium 30,700 km²	11.7×	7.71×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	1.47×	0.97×
Japan 374,000 km²	0.96×	0.63×
France 548,000 km²	0.65×	0.43×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.11×	0.08×
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.04×	0.03×
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.04×	0.03×
Russia 16,980,000 km²	0.02×	0.01×

Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.

Side by side

	Germany	Romania
Area, main territory	358,000 km²138,000 mi²	236,000 km²91,300 mi²
Population	83.5 millionWikidata, 2025	19.1 millionWikidata, 2022
Density	233 per km²	81 per km²
Official area	358,000 km²Wikidata	238,000 km²Wikidata
Capital	Berlin	Bucharest
Latitude range	47°N to 55°N	44°N to 48°N
Continent	Europe	Europe

Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2022, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Wikidata's official figure of 358,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 358,000 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 0 - Countries, public domain
Boundary: De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
Area: Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
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: 2026-11-11

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