Romania is 1.19× the size of Paraná
Romania (Europe) covers about 236,000 km² (91,300 mi²) and Paraná (state of Brazil) about 199,000 km² (76,700 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 236,000km²Romania
- 199,000km²Paraná
200 km
- Romania
- Paraná
What fits
- Paraná is 84% of the size of Romania.
- Romania is larger by 37,700 km² (14,600 mi²), which is 19% of the area of Paraná.
- Measured in Belgiums: Romania is about 7.71, Paraná about 6.48.
How they differ
- Romania also has the larger population: 19.1 million against 11.4 million, 1.66× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 81 in Romania against 58 in Paraná: Romania is 1.40× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 11,000 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Romania at 46°N is drawn about 2.1× too large and Paraná at 25°S about 1.2×, so the map shows Romania as 2.03× the size of Paraná instead of 1.19×.
- Together Romania and Paraná cover 435,000 km², close to the size of Iraq (437,000 km², 0.5% bigger).
- The gap between them, 37,700 km², is about the size of Netherlands (37,100 km²).
- At Paraná's density, Romania would have 13.6 million people (it has 19.1 million). At Romania's density, Paraná would have 16.0 million (it has 11.4 million).
- Romania's centre is 70.5° of latitude, about 7,840 km, farther north than Paraná's.
- Romania ranks 83rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Paraná is the 15th largest of the 27 states and districts of Brazil and covers 2.3% of its area; it is the 12th most densely populated of them.
- Romania lies about 70° of latitude (roughly 7,840 km) north of Paraná, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Romania would have about 12,410 m² and each person in Paraná about 17,360 m².
- Laid side by side, Romania and Paraná would cover 435,000 km², about the same size as Iraq.
- Together they have 30.5 million people, about as many people as Ivory Coast.
- Counted as a country, Paraná would rank 87th by area and 82nd by population.
Side by side
| Romania | Paraná | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateBrazil |
| Area, measured | 236,000 km²91,300 mi² | 199,000 km²76,700 mi² |
| Official area | 238,000 km²Wikidata | 199,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 82nd of 239worldwide | 15th of 27in Brazil |
| Population | 19.1 millionWikidata, 2022 | 11.4 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 66th of 237worldwide | 5th of 27in Brazil |
| Density | 81 per km² | 58 per km² |
| Capital | Bucharest | Curitiba |
| Latitude range | 44°N to 48°N | 27°S to 23°S |
Population: Wikidata 2022. 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 199,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 199,000 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