Belarus is 1.04× the size of Paraná
Belarus (Europe) covers about 207,000 km² (80,100 mi²) and Paraná (state of Brazil) about 199,000 km² (76,700 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 207,000km²Belarus
- 199,000km²Paraná
200 km
- Belarus
- Paraná
What fits
- Paraná is 96% of the size of Belarus.
- Belarus is larger by 8,830 km² (3,410 mi²), which is 4.4% of the area of Paraná.
- Measured in Belgiums: Belarus is about 6.77, Paraná about 6.48.
How they differ
- Belarus is larger, but Paraná has the larger population: 11.4 million against 9.1 million, 1.26× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 58 in Paraná against 44 in Belarus: Paraná is 1.32× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 11,500 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Belarus at 54°N is drawn about 2.8× too large and Paraná at 25°S about 1.2×, so the map shows Belarus as 2.44× the size of Paraná instead of 1.04×.
- Together Belarus and Paraná cover 406,000 km², close to the size of Paraguay (400,000 km², 1.5% smaller).
- The gap between them, 8,830 km², is about the size of Lebanon (10,000 km²).
- At Paraná's density, Belarus would have 12.0 million people (it has 9.1 million). At Belarus's density, Paraná would have 8.7 million (it has 11.4 million).
- Belarus's centre is 78.2° of latitude, about 8,690 km, farther north than Paraná's.
- Belarus ranks 86th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Paraná is the 15th largest of the 27 states and districts of Brazil and covers 2.3% of its area; it is the 12th most densely populated of them.
- Belarus lies about 78° of latitude (roughly 8,690 km) north of Paraná, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Belarus would have about 22,910 m² and each person in Paraná about 17,360 m².
- Laid side by side, Belarus and Paraná would cover 406,000 km², about the same size as Paraguay.
- Together they have 20.5 million people, about as many people as Kazakhstan.
- Counted as a country, Paraná would rank 87th by area and 82nd by population.
Side by side
| Belarus | Paraná | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateBrazil |
| Area, measured | 207,000 km²80,100 mi² | 199,000 km²76,700 mi² |
| Official area | 208,000 km²Wikidata | 199,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 85th of 239worldwide | 15th of 27in Brazil |
| Population | 9.1 millionWikidata, 2026 | 11.4 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 97th of 237worldwide | 5th of 27in Brazil |
| Density | 44 per km² | 58 per km² |
| Capital | Minsk | Curitiba |
| Latitude range | 51°N to 56°N | 27°S to 23°S |
Population: Wikidata 2026 and Wikidata 2022. 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 199,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 199,000 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