Belarus is 1.03× the size of Nebraska
Belarus (Europe) covers about 207,000 km² (80,100 mi²) and Nebraska (state of the United States) about 201,000 km² (77,600 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 207,000km²Belarus
- 201,000km²Nebraska
200 km
- Belarus
- Nebraska
What fits
- Nebraska is 97% of the size of Belarus.
- Belarus is larger by 6,530 km² (2,520 mi²), which is 3.2% of the area of Nebraska.
- Measured in Belgiums: Belarus is about 6.77, Nebraska about 6.55.
How they differ
- Belarus also has the larger population: 9.1 million against 2.0 million, 4.62× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 44 in Belarus against 9.8 in Nebraska: Belarus is 4.47× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,330 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Belarus at 54°N is drawn about 2.8× too large and Nebraska at 42°N about 1.8×, so the map shows Belarus as 1.64× the size of Nebraska instead of 1.03×.
- Together Belarus and Nebraska cover 408,000 km², close to the size of Paraguay (400,000 km², 2.1% smaller).
- The gap between them, 6,530 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
- At Nebraska's density, Belarus would have 2.0 million people (it has 9.1 million). At Belarus's density, Nebraska would have 8.8 million (it has 2.0 million).
- Belarus's centre is 12.0° of latitude, about 1,330 km, farther north than Nebraska's.
- Belarus ranks 86th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Nebraska is the 16th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 2.1% of its area; it is the 44th most densely populated of them.
- Belarus lies about 12° of latitude (roughly 1,330 km) north of Nebraska.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Belarus would have about 22,910 m² and each person in Nebraska about 102,460 m².
- Laid side by side, Belarus and Nebraska would cover 408,000 km², about the same size as Paraguay.
- Together they have 11.0 million people, about as many people as Somalia.
- Counted as a country, Nebraska would rank 86th by area and 149th by population.
Side by side
| Belarus | Nebraska | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 207,000 km²80,100 mi² | 201,000 km²77,600 mi² |
| Official area | 208,000 km²Wikidata | 201,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 85th of 239worldwide | 16th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 9.1 millionWikidata, 2026 | 2.0 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 97th of 237worldwide | 37th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 44 per km² | 9.8 per km² |
| Capital | Minsk | Lincoln |
| Latitude range | 51°N to 56°N | 40°N to 43°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 201,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 201,000 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