Romania is 5.37× the size of Rio de Janeiro
Romania (Europe) covers about 236,000 km² (91,300 mi²) and Rio de Janeiro (state of Brazil) about 44,000 km² (17,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 236,000km²Romania
- 44,000km²Rio de Janeiro
200 km
- Romania
- Rio de Janeiro
What fits
- Rio de Janeiro fits inside Romania about 5.37 times by area.
- Romania is larger by 192,000 km² (74,300 mi²), which is 437% of the area of Rio de Janeiro.
- Measured in Belgiums: Romania is about 7.71, Rio de Janeiro about 1.43.
How they differ
- Romania also has the larger population: 19.1 million against 16.1 million, 1.19× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 365 in Rio de Janeiro against 81 in Romania: Rio de Janeiro is 4.53× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 10,200 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Romania at 46°N is drawn about 2.1× too large and Rio de Janeiro at 22°S about 1.2×, so the map shows Romania as 9.50× the size of Rio de Janeiro instead of 5.37×.
- Together Romania and Rio de Janeiro cover 280,000 km², close to the size of Burkina Faso (273,000 km², 2.7% smaller).
- The gap between them, 192,000 km², is about the size of Senegal (196,000 km²).
- At Rio de Janeiro's density, Romania would have 86.3 million people (it has 19.1 million). At Romania's density, Rio de Janeiro would have 3.5 million (it has 16.1 million).
- Romania's centre is 68.0° of latitude, about 7,570 km, farther north than Rio de Janeiro's.
- Romania ranks 83rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Rio de Janeiro is the 24th largest of the 27 states and districts of Brazil and covers 0.5% of its area; it is the 2nd most densely populated of them.
- Romania lies about 68° of latitude (roughly 7,570 km) north of Rio de Janeiro, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Romania would have about 12,410 m² and each person in Rio de Janeiro about 2,740 m².
- Laid side by side, Romania and Rio de Janeiro would cover 280,000 km², about the same size as Burkina Faso.
- Together they have 35.1 million people, about as many people as Uzbekistan.
- Counted as a country, Rio de Janeiro would rank 133rd by area and 74th by population.
Side by side
| Romania | Rio de Janeiro | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateBrazil |
| Area, measured | 236,000 km²91,300 mi² | 44,000 km²17,000 mi² |
| Official area | 238,000 km²Wikidata | 43,700 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 82nd of 239worldwide | 24th of 27in Brazil |
| Population | 19.1 millionWikidata, 2022 | 16.1 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 66th of 237worldwide | 3rd of 27in Brazil |
| Density | 81 per km² | 365 per km² |
| Capital | Bucharest | Rio de Janeiro |
| Latitude range | 44°N to 48°N | 23°S to 21°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 43,700 km² agrees with our measured area of 44,000 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