Moldova is 1.04× the size of Hauts-de-France
Moldova (Europe) covers about 33,200 km² (12,800 mi²) and Hauts-de-France (region of France) about 32,000 km² (12,400 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 33,200km²Moldova
- 32,000km²Hauts-de-France
50 km
- Moldova
- Hauts-de-France
What fits
- Hauts-de-France is 96% of the size of Moldova.
- Moldova is larger by 1,220 km² (471 mi²), which is 3.8% of the area of Hauts-de-France.
- Measured in Belgiums: Moldova is about 1.08, Hauts-de-France about 1.04.
How they differ
- Moldova is larger, but Hauts-de-France has the larger population: 6.0 million against 2.4 million, 2.49× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 188 in Hauts-de-France against 73 in Moldova: Hauts-de-France is 2.58× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,910 km apart.
- On a standard web map Hauts-de-France looks larger than Moldova: Moldova at 47°N is drawn about 2.2× too large and Hauts-de-France at 50°N about 2.4×, so the map shows Hauts-de-France as 1.08× the size of Moldova, when Moldova is 1.04× the size of Hauts-de-France.
- Together Moldova and Hauts-de-France cover 65,200 km², close to the size of Lithuania (64,900 km², 0.4% smaller).
- The gap between them, 1,220 km², is about the size of São Tomé and Príncipe (1,040 km²).
- At Hauts-de-France's density, Moldova would have 6.2 million people (it has 2.4 million). At Moldova's density, Hauts-de-France would have 2.3 million (it has 6.0 million).
- Hauts-de-France's centre is 2.8° of latitude, about 310 km, farther north than Moldova's.
- Moldova ranks 139th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Hauts-de-France is the 9th largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 5.0% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
- Hauts-de-France lies about 3° of latitude (roughly 309 km) north of Moldova.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Moldova would have about 13,780 m² and each person in Hauts-de-France about 5,330 m².
- Laid side by side, Moldova and Hauts-de-France would cover 65,200 km², about the same size as Lithuania.
- Together they have 8.4 million people, about as many people as Honduras.
- Counted as a country, Hauts-de-France would rank 140th by area and 115th by population.
Side by side
| Moldova | Hauts-de-France | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | RegionFrance |
| Area, measured | 33,200 km²12,800 mi² | 32,000 km²12,400 mi² |
| Official area | 33,800 km²Wikidata | 31,800 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 138th of 239worldwide | 9th of 18in France |
| Population | 2.4 millionWikidata, 2024 | 6.0 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 145th of 237worldwide | 5th of 18in France |
| Density | 73 per km² | 188 per km² |
| Capital | Chișinău | Lille |
| Latitude range | 45°N to 48°N | 49°N to 51°N |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2022. 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 31,800 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 Hauts-de-France is the departments 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