Romania is 1.19× the size of South Dakota
Romania (Europe) covers about 236,000 km² (91,300 mi²) and South Dakota (state of the United States) about 199,000 km² (77,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 236,000km²Romania
- 199,000km²South Dakota
200 km
- Romania
- South Dakota
What fits
- South Dakota is 84% of the size of Romania.
- Romania is larger by 37,100 km² (14,300 mi²), which is 19% of the area of South Dakota.
- Measured in Belgiums: Romania is about 7.71, South Dakota about 6.50.
How they differ
- Romania also has the larger population: 19.1 million against 887,000, 21.5× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 81 in Romania against 4.4 in South Dakota: Romania is 18.1× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,620 km apart.
- Together Romania and South Dakota cover 436,000 km², close to the size of Iraq (437,000 km², 0.4% bigger).
- The gap between them, 37,100 km², is about the size of Netherlands (37,100 km²).
- At South Dakota's density, Romania would have 1.1 million people (it has 19.1 million). At Romania's density, South Dakota would have 16.1 million (it has 887,000).
- Romania's centre is 1.4° of latitude, about 160 km, farther north than South Dakota's.
- Romania ranks 83rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- South Dakota is the 17th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 2.1% of its area; it is the 47th most densely populated of them.
- Both lie at about the same latitude, 46°N and 44°N.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Romania would have about 12,410 m² and each person in South Dakota about 224,780 m².
- Laid side by side, Romania and South Dakota would cover 436,000 km², about the same size as Iraq.
- Together they have 19.9 million people, about as many people as Kazakhstan.
- Counted as a country, South Dakota would rank 86th by area and 164th by population.
Side by side
| Romania | South Dakota | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 236,000 km²91,300 mi² | 199,000 km²77,000 mi² |
| Official area | 238,000 km²Wikidata | 200,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 82nd of 239worldwide | 17th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 19.1 millionWikidata, 2022 | 887,000Wikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 66th of 237worldwide | 46th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 81 per km² | 4.4 per km² |
| Capital | Bucharest | Pierre |
| Latitude range | 44°N to 48°N | 43°N to 46°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 200,000 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