Argentina is 11.2× the size of São Paulo
Argentina (South America) covers about 2,783,000 km² (1,074,000 mi²) and São Paulo (state of Brazil) about 249,000 km² (96,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 2,783,000km²Argentina
- 249,000km²São Paulo
500 km
- Argentina
- São Paulo
What fits
- São Paulo fits inside Argentina about 11.2 times by area.
- Argentina is larger by 2,534,000 km² (978,000 mi²), which is 1,019% of the area of São Paulo.
- Measured in Belgiums: Argentina is about 90.7, São Paulo about 8.11.
How they differ
- Argentina also has the larger population: 47.3 million against 44.4 million, 1.07× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 179 in São Paulo against 17 in Argentina: São Paulo is 10.5× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,080 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Argentina at 35°S is drawn about 1.5× too large and São Paulo at 22°S about 1.2×, so the map shows Argentina as 14.2× the size of São Paulo instead of 11.2×.
- Together Argentina and São Paulo cover 3,032,000 km², close to the size of India (3,151,000 km², 3.9% bigger).
- The gap between them, 2,534,000 km², is about the size of Kazakhstan (2,714,000 km²).
- At São Paulo's density, Argentina would have 497.1 million people (it has 47.3 million). At Argentina's density, São Paulo would have 4.2 million (it has 44.4 million).
- São Paulo's centre is 12.4° of latitude, about 1,380 km, farther north than Argentina's.
- Argentina ranks 9th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- São Paulo is the 12th largest of the 27 states and districts of Brazil and covers 2.9% of its area; it is the 3rd most densely populated of them.
- São Paulo lies about 12° of latitude (roughly 1,380 km) north of Argentina.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Argentina would have about 58,800 m² and each person in São Paulo about 5,600 m².
- Laid side by side, Argentina and São Paulo would cover 3,032,000 km², 96% of the size of India.
- Together they have 91.7 million people, about as many people as Iran.
- Counted as a country, São Paulo would rank 78th by area and 34th by population.
Side by side
| Argentina | São Paulo | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountrySouth America | StateBrazil |
| Area, measured | 2,783,000 km²1,074,000 mi² | 249,000 km²96,000 mi² |
| Official area | 2,780,000 km²Wikidata | 248,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 8th of 239worldwide | 12th of 27in Brazil |
| Population | 47.3 millionWikidata, 2022 | 44.4 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 31st of 237worldwide | 1st of 27in Brazil |
| Density | 17 per km² | 179 per km² |
| Capital | Buenos Aires | São Paulo |
| Latitude range | 55°S to 22°S | 25°S to 20°S |
Population: Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 2,780,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 2,783,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 248,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 249,000 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