Moldova is 1.04× the size of Catalonia
Moldova (Europe) covers about 33,200 km² (12,800 mi²) and Catalonia (autonomous community of Spain) about 32,000 km² (12,300 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 33,200km²Moldova
- 32,000km²Catalonia
50 km
- Moldova
- Catalonia
What fits
- Catalonia is 96% of the size of Moldova.
- Moldova is larger by 1,240 km² (477 mi²), which is 3.9% of the area of Catalonia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Moldova is about 1.08, Catalonia about 1.04.
How they differ
- Moldova is larger, but Catalonia has the larger population: 8.0 million against 2.4 million, 3.34× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 251 in Catalonia against 73 in Moldova: Catalonia is 3.46× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,210 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Moldova at 47°N is drawn about 2.2× too large and Catalonia at 42°N about 1.8×, so the map shows Moldova as 1.25× the size of Catalonia instead of 1.04×.
- Together Moldova and Catalonia cover 65,200 km², close to the size of Lithuania (64,900 km², 0.4% smaller).
- The gap between them, 1,240 km², is about the size of São Tomé and Príncipe (1,040 km²).
- At Catalonia's density, Moldova would have 8.3 million people (it has 2.4 million). At Moldova's density, Catalonia would have 2.3 million (it has 8.0 million).
- Moldova's centre is 5.4° of latitude, about 600 km, farther north than Catalonia's.
- Moldova ranks 139th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Catalonia is the 6th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 6.3% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
- Moldova lies about 5° of latitude (roughly 600 km) north of Catalonia.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Moldova would have about 13,780 m² and each person in Catalonia about 3,980 m².
- Laid side by side, Moldova and Catalonia would cover 65,200 km², about the same size as Lithuania.
- Together they have 10.4 million people, about as many people as Jordan.
- Counted as a country, Catalonia would rank 140th by area and 101st by population.
Side by side
| Moldova | Catalonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | Autonomous communitySpain |
| Area, measured | 33,200 km²12,800 mi² | 32,000 km²12,300 mi² |
| Official area | 33,800 km²Wikidata | 31,900 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 138th of 239worldwide | 6th of 19in Spain |
| Population | 2.4 millionWikidata, 2024 | 8.0 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 145th of 237worldwide | 2nd of 19in Spain |
| Density | 73 per km² | 251 per km² |
| Capital | Chișinău | Barcelona |
| Latitude range | 45°N to 48°N | 41°N to 43°N |
Population: Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 33,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 33,200 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 31,900 km² agrees with our measured area of 32,000 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. The outline of Catalonia is the provinces Natural Earth draws there, joined along their shared borders.
- 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