Moldova covers 33,847 km² on the new Equal Earth world map, 0.025% of all land on Earth. It ranks 139th of 237 countries worldwide and 32nd in Europe. At 47° latitude the old Mercator map inflates area by about 2.2×, drawing it closer to 73,282 km², a difference of roughly 117%.
Moldova: key figures
| True area | 33,847 km² |
| World rank | 139th |
| Share of world land | 0.025% |
| Rank in Europe | 32nd / 50 |
| Old-map (Mercator) inflation | 2.2× |
| Apparent size on Mercator | 73,282 km² |
Largest countries in Europe (true area)