Romania is 14.5× the size of Beijing
Romania (Europe) covers about 236,000 km² (91,300 mi²) and Beijing (municipality of China) about 16,300 km² (6,270 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 236,000km²Romania
- 16,300km²Beijing
200 km
- Romania
- Beijing
What fits
- Beijing fits inside Romania about 14.5 times by area.
- Romania is larger by 220,000 km² (85,000 mi²), which is 1,354% of the area of Beijing.
- Measured in Belgiums: Romania is about 7.71, Beijing about 0.53.
How they differ
- Romania is larger, but Beijing has the larger population: 21.9 million against 19.1 million, 1.15× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,347 in Beijing against 81 in Romania: Beijing is 16.7× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,040 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Romania at 46°N is drawn about 2.1× too large and Beijing at 40°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Romania as 17.5× the size of Beijing instead of 14.5×.
- Together Romania and Beijing cover 253,000 km², close to the size of Ecuador (255,000 km², 0.9% bigger).
- The gap between them, 220,000 km², is about the size of Laos (228,000 km²).
- At Beijing's density, Romania would have 318.4 million people (it has 19.1 million). At Romania's density, Beijing would have 1.3 million (it has 21.9 million).
- Romania's centre is 5.7° of latitude, about 630 km, farther north than Beijing's.
- Romania ranks 83rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Beijing is the 29th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 0.2% of its area; it is the 2nd most densely populated of them.
- Romania lies about 6° of latitude (roughly 631 km) north of Beijing.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Romania would have about 12,410 m² and each person in Beijing about 740 m².
- Laid side by side, Romania and Beijing would cover 253,000 km², about the same size as Ecuador.
- Together they have 40.9 million people, about as many people as Ukraine.
- Counted as a country, Beijing would rank 159th by area and 60th by population.
Side by side
| Romania | Beijing | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | MunicipalityChina |
| Area, measured | 236,000 km²91,300 mi² | 16,300 km²6,270 mi² |
| Official area | 238,000 km²Wikidata | 16,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 82nd of 239worldwide | 29th of 31in China |
| Population | 19.1 millionWikidata, 2022 | 21.9 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 66th of 237worldwide | 26th of 31in China |
| Density | 81 per km² | 1,347 per km² |
| Capital | Bucharest | – |
| Latitude range | 44°N to 48°N | 39°N to 41°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 238,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 236,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 16,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 16,300 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