Romania is 1.09× the size of Idaho
Romania (Europe) covers about 236,000 km² (91,300 mi²) and Idaho (state of the United States) about 216,000 km² (83,500 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 236,000km²Romania
- 216,000km²Idaho
200 km
- Romania
- Idaho
What fits
- Idaho is 91% of the size of Romania.
- Romania is larger by 20,100 km² (7,770 mi²), which is 9.3% of the area of Idaho.
- Measured in Belgiums: Romania is about 7.71, Idaho about 7.05.
How they differ
- Romania also has the larger population: 19.1 million against 1.8 million, 10.4× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 81 in Romania against 8.5 in Idaho: Romania is 9.48× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,230 km apart.
- Together Romania and Idaho cover 453,000 km², close to the size of Yemen (453,000 km², 0.1% bigger).
- The gap between them, 20,100 km², is about the size of Slovenia (20,300 km²).
- At Idaho's density, Romania would have 2.0 million people (it has 19.1 million). At Romania's density, Idaho would have 17.4 million (it has 1.8 million).
- Romania's centre is 1.5° of latitude, about 170 km, farther north than Idaho's.
- Romania ranks 83rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Idaho is the 14th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 2.3% of its area; it is the 45th most densely populated of them.
- Both lie at about the same latitude, 46°N and 44°N.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Romania would have about 12,410 m² and each person in Idaho about 117,590 m².
- Laid side by side, Romania and Idaho would cover 453,000 km², about the same size as Yemen.
- Together they have 20.9 million people, about as many people as Sri Lanka.
- Counted as a country, Idaho would rank 84th by area and 152nd by population.
Side by side
| Romania | Idaho | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 236,000 km²91,300 mi² | 216,000 km²83,500 mi² |
| Official area | 238,000 km²Wikidata | 217,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 82nd of 239worldwide | 14th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 19.1 millionWikidata, 2022 | 1.8 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 66th of 237worldwide | 38th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 81 per km² | 8.5 per km² |
| Capital | Bucharest | Boise |
| Latitude range | 44°N to 48°N | 42°N to 49°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 217,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 216,000 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
- 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