Yucatán is 1.16× the size of Moldova
Yucatán (state of Mexico) covers about 38,400 km² (14,800 mi²) and Moldova (Europe) about 33,200 km² (12,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 38,400km²Yucatán
- 33,200km²Moldova
100 km
- Yucatán
- Moldova
What fits
- Moldova is 87% of the size of Yucatán.
- Yucatán is larger by 5,180 km² (2,000 mi²), which is 16% of the area of Moldova.
- Measured in Belgiums: Yucatán is about 1.25, Moldova about 1.08.
How they differ
- Yucatán is larger, but Moldova has the larger population: 2.4 million against 2.3 million, 1.04× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 73 in Moldova against 60 in Yucatán: Moldova is 1.20× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 10,200 km apart.
- On a standard web map Moldova looks larger than Yucatán: Yucatán at 21°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Moldova at 47°N about 2.2×, so the map shows Moldova as 1.64× the size of Yucatán, when Yucatán is 1.16× the size of Moldova.
- Together Yucatán and Moldova cover 71,600 km², close to the size of Sierra Leone (71,600 km², 0.0% bigger).
- The gap between them, 5,180 km², is about the size of Trinidad and Tobago (5,120 km²).
- At Moldova's density, Yucatán would have 2.8 million people (it has 2.3 million). At Yucatán's density, Moldova would have 2.0 million (it has 2.4 million).
- Moldova's centre is 26.4° of latitude, about 2,940 km, farther north than Yucatán's.
- Yucatán is the 20th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 2.0% of its area; it is the 17th most densely populated of them.
- Moldova ranks 139th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Moldova lies about 26° of latitude (roughly 2,940 km) north of Yucatán.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Yucatán would have about 16,540 m² and each person in Moldova about 13,780 m².
- Laid side by side, Yucatán and Moldova would cover 71,600 km², about the same size as Sierra Leone.
- Together they have 4.7 million people, about as many people as Mauritania.
- Counted as a country, Yucatán would rank 136th by area and 146th by population.
Side by side
| Yucatán | Moldova | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 38,400 km²14,800 mi² | 33,200 km²12,800 mi² |
| Official area | 39,600 km²Wikidata | 33,800 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 20th of 32in Mexico | 138th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 2.3 millionWikidata, 2020 | 2.4 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 21st of 32in Mexico | 145th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 60 per km² | 73 per km² |
| Capital | Mérida | Chișinău |
| Latitude range | 20°N to 22°N | 45°N to 48°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 38,400 km² is 3.1% below Wikidata's official figure of 39,600 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- Wikidata's official figure of 33,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 33,200 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