Europe · True size
🇷🇴 Romania
1.2×
Romania is drawn 1.2× smaller on the old map than it really is.
True area
235,756 km²
On the old map
1.2×
drawn smaller than true
Distortion rank
#33
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
0.18%
On the old map
Romania looks about the same size as Kyrgyzstan on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: Romania at the size the old map gives it, next to Kyrgyzstan's true size. Romania's real area is 235,756 km² — Kyrgyzstan is 198,664 km².
By area
Romania would fit inside the United Kingdom, New Zealand and the Philippines, by area.
How many fit?
United Arab Emirates fits inside Romania 3.3 times. South Korea fits inside Romania 2.4 times.
Why the old map gets it wrong
The old map stretches land more the further it is from the equator — twice the area at 45°, four times at 60°. Romania's middle sits at 46°N, where the stretch is about 2.1×.
Area stretch on the old map at each latitude, equator to 80°. The number at the top of this page compares Romania's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.