Romania is 1.15× the size of Shaanxi
Romania (Europe) covers about 236,000 km² (91,300 mi²) and Shaanxi (province of China) about 206,000 km² (79,400 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 236,000km²Romania
- 206,000km²Shaanxi
200 km
- Romania
- Shaanxi
What fits
- Shaanxi is 87% of the size of Romania.
- Romania is larger by 30,600 km² (11,800 mi²), which is 15% of the area of Shaanxi.
- Measured in Belgiums: Romania is about 7.71, Shaanxi about 6.71.
How they differ
- Romania is larger, but Shaanxi has the larger population: 39.5 million against 19.1 million, 2.07× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 192 in Shaanxi against 81 in Romania: Shaanxi is 2.38× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,860 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Romania at 46°N is drawn about 2.1× too large and Shaanxi at 35°N about 1.5×, so the map shows Romania as 1.58× the size of Shaanxi instead of 1.15×.
- Together Romania and Shaanxi cover 442,000 km², close to the size of Sweden (446,000 km², 0.9% bigger).
- The gap between them, 30,600 km², is about the size of Belgium (30,700 km²).
- At Shaanxi's density, Romania would have 45.4 million people (it has 19.1 million). At Romania's density, Shaanxi would have 16.6 million (it has 39.5 million).
- Romania's centre is 10.7° of latitude, about 1,190 km, farther north than Shaanxi's.
- Romania ranks 83rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Shaanxi is the 11th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 2.2% of its area; it is the 21st most densely populated of them.
- Romania lies about 11° of latitude (roughly 1,190 km) north of Shaanxi.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Romania would have about 12,410 m² and each person in Shaanxi about 5,200 m².
- Laid side by side, Romania and Shaanxi would cover 442,000 km², about the same size as Sweden.
- Together they have 58.6 million people, about as many people as Italy.
- Counted as a country, Shaanxi would rank 86th by area and 37th by population.
Side by side
| Romania | Shaanxi | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | ProvinceChina |
| Area, measured | 236,000 km²91,300 mi² | 206,000 km²79,400 mi² |
| Official area | 238,000 km²Wikidata | 206,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 82nd of 239worldwide | 11th of 31in China |
| Population | 19.1 millionWikidata, 2022 | 39.5 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 66th of 237worldwide | 16th of 31in China |
| Density | 81 per km² | 192 per km² |
| Capital | Bucharest | Xi'an |
| Latitude range | 44°N to 48°N | 32°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 206,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 206,000 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