Belarus is 1.15× the size of Missouri
Belarus (Europe) covers about 207,000 km² (80,100 mi²) and Missouri (state of the United States) about 180,000 km² (69,700 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 207,000km²Belarus
- 180,000km²Missouri
200 km
- Belarus
- Missouri
What fits
- Missouri is 87% of the size of Belarus.
- Belarus is larger by 27,000 km² (10,400 mi²), which is 15% of the area of Missouri.
- Measured in Belgiums: Belarus is about 6.77, Missouri about 5.88.
How they differ
- Belarus also has the larger population: 9.1 million against 6.2 million, 1.47× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 44 in Belarus against 34 in Missouri: Belarus is 1.28× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,320 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Belarus at 54°N is drawn about 2.8× too large and Missouri at 38°N about 1.6×, so the map shows Belarus as 2.00× the size of Missouri instead of 1.15×.
- Together Belarus and Missouri cover 388,000 km², close to the size of Zimbabwe (389,000 km², 0.4% bigger).
- The gap between them, 27,000 km², is about the size of Burundi (27,000 km²).
- At Missouri's density, Belarus would have 7.1 million people (it has 9.1 million). At Belarus's density, Missouri would have 7.9 million (it has 6.2 million).
- Belarus's centre is 15.2° of latitude, about 1,690 km, farther north than Missouri's.
- Belarus ranks 86th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Missouri is the 20th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.9% of its area; it is the 29th most densely populated of them.
- Belarus lies about 15° of latitude (roughly 1,690 km) north of Missouri.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Belarus would have about 22,910 m² and each person in Missouri about 29,320 m².
- Laid side by side, Belarus and Missouri would cover 388,000 km², about the same size as Zimbabwe.
- Together they have 15.2 million people, about as many people as Zimbabwe.
- Counted as a country, Missouri would rank 90th by area and 111th by population.
Side by side
| Belarus | Missouri | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 207,000 km²80,100 mi² | 180,000 km²69,700 mi² |
| Official area | 208,000 km²Wikidata | 181,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 85th of 239worldwide | 20th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 9.1 millionWikidata, 2026 | 6.2 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 97th of 237worldwide | 19th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 44 per km² | 34 per km² |
| Capital | Minsk | Jefferson City |
| Latitude range | 51°N to 56°N | 36°N to 41°N |
Population: Wikidata 2026 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 208,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 207,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 181,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 180,000 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