Romania is 1.11× the size of Kansas
Romania (Europe) covers about 236,000 km² (91,300 mi²) and Kansas (state of the United States) about 213,000 km² (82,200 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 236,000km²Romania
- 213,000km²Kansas
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- Romania
- Kansas
What fits
- Kansas is 90% of the size of Romania.
- Romania is larger by 23,600 km² (9,090 mi²), which is 11% of the area of Kansas.
- Measured in Belgiums: Romania is about 7.71, Kansas about 6.94.
How they differ
- Romania also has the larger population: 19.1 million against 2.9 million, 6.49× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 81 in Romania against 14 in Kansas: Romania is 5.84× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,070 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Romania at 46°N is drawn about 2.1× too large and Kansas at 38°N about 1.6×, so the map shows Romania as 1.40× the size of Kansas instead of 1.11×.
- Together Romania and Kansas cover 449,000 km², close to the size of Uzbekistan (448,000 km², 0.3% smaller).
- The gap between them, 23,600 km², is about the size of Belize (22,300 km²).
- At Kansas's density, Romania would have 3.3 million people (it has 19.1 million). At Romania's density, Kansas would have 17.2 million (it has 2.9 million).
- Romania's centre is 7.4° of latitude, about 820 km, farther north than Kansas's.
- Romania ranks 83rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Kansas is the 15th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 2.2% of its area; it is the 42nd most densely populated of them.
- Romania lies about 7° of latitude (roughly 818 km) north of Kansas.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Romania would have about 12,410 m² and each person in Kansas about 72,440 m².
- Laid side by side, Romania and Kansas would cover 449,000 km², about the same size as Uzbekistan.
- Together they have 22.0 million people, about as many people as Mali.
- Counted as a country, Kansas would rank 84th by area and 137th by population.
Side by side
| Romania | Kansas | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 236,000 km²91,300 mi² | 213,000 km²82,200 mi² |
| Official area | 238,000 km²Wikidata | 213,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 82nd of 239worldwide | 15th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 19.1 millionWikidata, 2022 | 2.9 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 66th of 237worldwide | 35th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 81 per km² | 14 per km² |
| Capital | Bucharest | Topeka |
| Latitude range | 44°N to 48°N | 37°N to 40°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 213,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 213,000 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