Moldova is 1.03× the size of Pays de la Loire
Moldova (Europe) covers about 33,200 km² (12,800 mi²) and Pays de la Loire (region of France) about 32,100 km² (12,400 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 33,200km²Moldova
- 32,100km²Pays de la Loire
50 km
- Moldova
- Pays de la Loire
What fits
- Pays de la Loire is 97% of the size of Moldova.
- Moldova is larger by 1,070 km² (415 mi²), which is 3.3% of the area of Pays de la Loire.
- Measured in Belgiums: Moldova is about 1.08, Pays de la Loire about 1.05.
How they differ
- Moldova is larger, but Pays de la Loire has the larger population: 3.9 million against 2.4 million, 1.61× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 121 in Pays de la Loire against 73 in Moldova: Pays de la Loire is 1.66× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,190 km apart.
- Together Moldova and Pays de la Loire cover 65,300 km², close to the size of Lithuania (64,900 km², 0.6% smaller).
- The gap between them, 1,070 km², is about the size of São Tomé and Príncipe (1,040 km²).
- At Pays de la Loire's density, Moldova would have 4.0 million people (it has 2.4 million). At Moldova's density, Pays de la Loire would have 2.3 million (it has 3.9 million).
- Their centres lie at almost the same latitude.
- Moldova ranks 139th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Pays de la Loire is the 8th largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 5.0% of its area; it is the 9th most densely populated of them.
- Both lie at about the same latitude, 47°N and 47°N.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Moldova would have about 13,780 m² and each person in Pays de la Loire about 8,280 m².
- Laid side by side, Moldova and Pays de la Loire would cover 65,300 km², about the same size as Lithuania.
- Together they have 6.3 million people, about as many people as Bulgaria.
- Counted as a country, Pays de la Loire would rank 140th by area and 131st by population.
Side by side
| Moldova | Pays de la Loire | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | RegionFrance |
| Area, measured | 33,200 km²12,800 mi² | 32,100 km²12,400 mi² |
| Official area | 33,800 km²Wikidata | 32,100 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 138th of 239worldwide | 8th of 18in France |
| Population | 2.4 millionWikidata, 2024 | 3.9 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 145th of 237worldwide | 8th of 18in France |
| Density | 73 per km² | 121 per km² |
| Capital | Chișinău | Nantes |
| Latitude range | 45°N to 48°N | 46°N to 49°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 32,100 km² agrees with our measured area of 32,100 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 Pays de la Loire 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