Romania is 159× the size of Delhi
Romania (Europe) covers about 236,000 km² (91,300 mi²) and Delhi (union territory of India) about 1,480 km² (572 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 236,000km²Romania
- 1,480km²Delhi
200 km
- Romania
- Delhi
What fits
- Delhi fits inside Romania about 159 times by area.
- Romania is larger by 235,000 km² (90,700 mi²), which is 15,846% of the area of Delhi.
- Measured in Belgiums: Romania is about 7.71, Delhi about 0.05.
How they differ
- Romania also has the larger population: 19.1 million against 16.8 million, 1.13× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 11,325 in Delhi against 81 in Romania: Delhi is 140× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 4,890 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Romania at 46°N is drawn about 2.1× too large and Delhi at 29°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Romania as 253× the size of Delhi instead of 159×.
- Together Romania and Delhi cover 238,000 km², close to the size of Ghana (239,000 km², 0.3% bigger).
- The gap between them, 235,000 km², is about the size of Ghana (239,000 km²).
- At Delhi's density, Romania would have 2.68 billion people (it has 19.1 million). At Romania's density, Delhi would have 119,000 (it has 16.8 million).
- Romania's centre is 17.2° of latitude, about 1,910 km, farther north than Delhi's.
- Romania ranks 83rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Delhi is the 32nd largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers less than 0.1% of its area; it is the most densely populated of them.
- Romania lies about 17° of latitude (roughly 1,910 km) north of Delhi.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Romania would have about 12,410 m² and each person in Delhi about 90 m².
- Laid side by side, Romania and Delhi would cover 238,000 km², about the same size as Ghana.
- Together they have 35.8 million people, about as many people as Angola.
- Delhi is drawn from 40 points: at a size under 2,500 km² the outline is a sketch, so the overlap shows the proportions rather than the exact shape.
- Counted as a country, Delhi would rank 183rd by area and 74th by population.
Side by side
| Romania | Delhi | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | Union TerritoryIndia |
| Area, measured | 236,000 km²91,300 mi² | 1,480 km²572 mi² |
| Official area | 238,000 km²Wikidata | 1,480 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 82nd of 239worldwide | 32nd of 36in India |
| Population | 19.1 millionWikidata, 2022 | 16.8 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 66th of 237worldwide | 19th of 36in India |
| Density | 81 per km² | 11,325 per km² |
| Capital | Bucharest | – |
| Latitude range | 44°N to 48°N | 28°N to 29°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2011. 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 1,480 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,480 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