Romania is 1.05× the size of Minnesota
Romania (Europe) covers about 236,000 km² (91,300 mi²) and Minnesota (state of the United States) about 225,000 km² (86,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 236,000km²Romania
- 225,000km²Minnesota
200 km
- Romania
- Minnesota
What fits
- Minnesota is 95% of the size of Romania.
- Romania is larger by 11,600 km² (4,480 mi²), which is 5.2% of the area of Minnesota.
- Measured in Belgiums: Romania is about 7.71, Minnesota about 7.33.
How they differ
- Romania also has the larger population: 19.1 million against 5.7 million, 3.34× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 81 in Romania against 25 in Minnesota: Romania is 3.18× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,170 km apart.
- Together Romania and Minnesota cover 461,000 km², close to the size of Cameroon (464,000 km², 0.7% bigger).
- The gap between them, 11,600 km², is about the size of Falkland Islands (11,600 km²).
- At Minnesota's density, Romania would have 6.0 million people (it has 19.1 million). At Romania's density, Minnesota would have 18.1 million (it has 5.7 million).
- Their centres lie at almost the same latitude.
- Romania ranks 83rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Minnesota is the 12th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 2.4% of its area; it is the 32nd most densely populated of them.
- Both lie at about the same latitude, 46°N and 46°N.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Romania would have about 12,410 m² and each person in Minnesota about 39,390 m².
- Laid side by side, Romania and Minnesota would cover 461,000 km², about the same size as Cameroon.
- Together they have 24.8 million people, 1.04× as many people as Syria.
- Counted as a country, Minnesota would rank 84th by area and 116th by population.
Side by side
| Romania | Minnesota | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 236,000 km²91,300 mi² | 225,000 km²86,800 mi² |
| Official area | 238,000 km²Wikidata | 225,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 82nd of 239worldwide | 12th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 19.1 millionWikidata, 2022 | 5.7 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 66th of 237worldwide | 22nd of 51in the United States |
| Density | 81 per km² | 25 per km² |
| Capital | Bucharest | Saint Paul |
| Latitude range | 44°N to 48°N | 44°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 225,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 225,000 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