Romania is 1.18× the size of Nebraska
Romania (Europe) covers about 236,000 km² (91,300 mi²) and Nebraska (state of the United States) about 201,000 km² (77,600 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 236,000km²Romania
- 201,000km²Nebraska
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- Romania
- Nebraska
What fits
- Nebraska is 85% of the size of Romania.
- Romania is larger by 35,400 km² (13,700 mi²), which is 18% of the area of Nebraska.
- Measured in Belgiums: Romania is about 7.71, Nebraska about 6.55.
How they differ
- Romania also has the larger population: 19.1 million against 2.0 million, 9.71× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 81 in Romania against 9.8 in Nebraska: Romania is 8.26× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,860 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Romania at 46°N is drawn about 2.1× too large and Nebraska at 42°N about 1.8×, so the map shows Romania as 1.36× the size of Nebraska instead of 1.18×.
- Together Romania and Nebraska cover 437,000 km², close to the size of Iraq (437,000 km², 0.0% bigger).
- The gap between them, 35,400 km², is about the size of Taiwan (36,200 km²).
- At Nebraska's density, Romania would have 2.3 million people (it has 19.1 million). At Romania's density, Nebraska would have 16.2 million (it has 2.0 million).
- Romania's centre is 4.3° of latitude, about 480 km, farther north than Nebraska's.
- Romania ranks 83rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Nebraska is the 16th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 2.1% of its area; it is the 44th most densely populated of them.
- Romania lies about 4° of latitude (roughly 479 km) north of Nebraska.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Romania would have about 12,410 m² and each person in Nebraska about 102,460 m².
- Laid side by side, Romania and Nebraska would cover 437,000 km², about the same size as Iraq.
- Together they have 21.0 million people, about as many people as Sri Lanka.
- Counted as a country, Nebraska would rank 86th by area and 149th by population.
Side by side
| Romania | Nebraska | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 236,000 km²91,300 mi² | 201,000 km²77,600 mi² |
| Official area | 238,000 km²Wikidata | 201,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 82nd of 239worldwide | 16th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 19.1 millionWikidata, 2022 | 2.0 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 66th of 237worldwide | 37th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 81 per km² | 9.8 per km² |
| Capital | Bucharest | Lincoln |
| Latitude range | 44°N to 48°N | 40°N to 43°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 201,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 201,000 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