State of Brazil
Mato Grosso
Mato Grosso is a state of Brazil. It covers about 903,000 km² (349,000 mi²), the 3rd largest of the 27 states and districts in Natural Earth’s file for Brazil, and about the same size as Nigeria. About 3.7 million people live there (Wikidata, 2022).
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Facts
| Area, measured | 903,000 km²349,000 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 903,000 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| Share of Brazil | 11%of the area of the 27 states and districts |
| Rank by area | 3rd of 27states and districts of Brazil |
| Population | 3.7 millionWikidata, 2022 · the census year of every unit |
| Density | 4.1 people per km² |
| Capital | Cuiabá |
| Latitude range | 18°S to 7°S |
| Type | StateBR-MT |
What the numbers say about Mato Grosso
- Mato Grosso covers 11% of the area of Brazil and ranks 16th of 27 by population, against 3rd by area.
- It would take 9.38 states and districts the size of Mato Grosso to cover Brazil.
- Mato Grosso holds 1.8% of the 203.1 million people that Wikidata’s 2022 figures give for the 27 states and districts together: about 1 in 56.
- The largest, Amazonas, is 1.73× the size of Mato Grosso; the smallest, Federal District, is 0.6% of it.
- Closest in size within Brazil: Pará (1,231,000 km², 1.36×) and Minas Gerais (586,000 km², 1.54×).
- Counted as a country, Mato Grosso would be larger than 206 of the 239 countries and territories listed on sizeversus, and would rank 34th by area, between Nigeria (907,000 km²) and Pakistan (873,000 km²).
- With 3.7 million people it would rank 133rd of 238 by population.
- Mato Grosso has 4.1 people per km², about the density of Guyana, which has 4.2 per km².
- That makes Mato Grosso the 25th most densely populated of the 27 states and districts, 17% of the average for Brazil (24 per km²).
- Mato Grosso lies at 13°S, close to the equator, where a standard web map (Web Mercator) is nearly true to size: it inflates area by only about 1.1×.
- Laid out flat, Mato Grosso stretches about 1,190 km north to south and 1,250 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 903,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 903,000 km², to within 2%.
- Until 1977, Mato Grosso covered what is now Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul. Added together, today’s outlines measure 1,259,000 km², about the same size as Mali: as one unit they would be the 2nd largest of 26, with 6.4 million people (2022 figures added up) the 13th most populous.
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Beside the regions of other countries
The closest region by area and by people in each of the other countries that have regional pages here, within a factor of 2. All 395 regions side by side.
- ChinaAreaTibet80% · 1,130,000 km²PeopleTibet1.00× · 3.6 million (2020)
- United StatesAreaTexas1.32× · 685,000 km²PeopleConnecticut1.01× · 3.6 million (2020)
- IndiaAreanone within 2×PeopleTripura1.00× · 3.7 million (2011)
- GermanyAreanone within 2×PeopleBerlin0.97× · 3.8 million (2022)
- FranceAreanone within 2×PeoplePays de la Loire0.94× · 3.9 million (2022)
- ItalyAreanone within 2×PeopleTuscany0.98× · 3.7 million (2019)
- SpainAreanone within 2×PeopleGalicia1.35× · 2.7 million (2024)
- JapanAreanone within 2×PeopleShizuoka1.01× · 3.6 million (2021)
- CanadaAreaBritish Columbia0.96× · 946,000 km²PeopleAlberta86% · 4.3 million (2021)
- AustraliaAreaSouth Australia0.92× · 984,000 km²PeopleWestern Australia1.22× · 3.0 million (2024)
- MexicoAreanone within 2×PeopleChihuahua1.03× · 3.6 million (2015)
- ThailandAreanone within 2×PeopleNakhon Ratchasima1.39× · 2.6 million (2020)
Where Mato Grosso sits in Brazil
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded. The region’s whole area is counted, every island included.
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-12
- Population
- Wikidata, 2022. Brazil’s units share the 2022 figures where Wikidata has them; the year is shown wherever the figure is.
- Matching
- Countries come from Natural Earth’s country file. Places whose status is contested and dependencies are never used as automatic matches. A region under 2,500 km² is matched against the small countries and island nations.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12