Puebla is 1.04× the size of Moldova
Puebla (state of Mexico) covers about 34,600 km² (13,400 mi²) and Moldova (Europe) about 33,200 km² (12,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 34,600km²Puebla
- 33,200km²Moldova
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- Puebla
- Moldova
What fits
- Moldova is 96% of the size of Puebla.
- Puebla is larger by 1,380 km² (534 mi²), which is 4.2% of the area of Moldova.
- Measured in Belgiums: Puebla is about 1.13, Moldova about 1.08.
How they differ
- Puebla also has the larger population: 6.2 million against 2.4 million, 2.56× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 178 in Puebla against 73 in Moldova: Puebla is 2.46× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 10,900 km apart.
- On a standard web map Moldova looks larger than Puebla: Puebla at 19°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Moldova at 47°N about 2.2×, so the map shows Moldova as 1.86× the size of Puebla, when Puebla is 1.04× the size of Moldova.
- Together Puebla and Moldova cover 67,800 km², close to the size of Sri Lanka (66,300 km², 2.2% smaller).
- The gap between them, 1,380 km², is about the size of Comoros (1,670 km²).
- At Moldova's density, Puebla would have 2.5 million people (it has 6.2 million). At Puebla's density, Moldova would have 5.9 million (it has 2.4 million).
- Moldova's centre is 28.2° of latitude, about 3,130 km, farther north than Puebla's.
- Puebla is the 21st largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 1.8% of its area; it is the 7th most densely populated of them.
- Moldova ranks 139th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Moldova lies about 28° of latitude (roughly 3,130 km) north of Puebla.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Puebla would have about 5,610 m² and each person in Moldova about 13,780 m².
- Laid side by side, Puebla and Moldova would cover 67,800 km², about the same size as Sri Lanka.
- Together they have 8.6 million people, 1.03× as many people as Honduras.
- Counted as a country, Puebla would rank 138th by area and 111th by population.
Side by side
| Puebla | Moldova | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 34,600 km²13,400 mi² | 33,200 km²12,800 mi² |
| Official area | 34,300 km²Wikidata | 33,800 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 21st of 32in Mexico | 138th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 6.2 millionWikidata, 2015 | 2.4 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 5th of 32in Mexico | 145th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 178 per km² | 73 per km² |
| Capital | Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza | Chișinău |
| Latitude range | 18°N to 21°N | 45°N to 48°N |
Population: Wikidata 2015 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 34,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 34,600 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 33,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 33,200 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