Belarus is 1.16× the size of Sonora
Belarus (Europe) covers about 207,000 km² (80,100 mi²) and Sonora (state of Mexico) about 179,000 km² (69,200 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 207,000km²Belarus
- 179,000km²Sonora
200 km
- Belarus
- Sonora
What fits
- Sonora is 86% of the size of Belarus.
- Belarus is larger by 28,300 km² (10,900 mi²), which is 16% of the area of Sonora.
- Measured in Belgiums: Belarus is about 6.77, Sonora about 5.84.
How they differ
- Belarus also has the larger population: 9.1 million against 2.9 million, 3.18× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 44 in Belarus against 16 in Sonora: Belarus is 2.74× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,950 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Belarus at 54°N is drawn about 2.8× too large and Sonora at 30°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Belarus as 2.47× the size of Sonora instead of 1.16×.
- Together Belarus and Sonora cover 387,000 km², close to the size of Zimbabwe (389,000 km², 0.7% bigger).
- The gap between them, 28,300 km², is about the size of Albania (28,300 km²).
- At Sonora's density, Belarus would have 3.3 million people (it has 9.1 million). At Belarus's density, Sonora would have 7.8 million (it has 2.9 million).
- Belarus's centre is 23.8° of latitude, about 2,650 km, farther north than Sonora's.
- Belarus ranks 86th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Sonora is the 2nd largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 9.2% of its area; it is the 29th most densely populated of them.
- Belarus lies about 24° of latitude (roughly 2,650 km) north of Sonora.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Belarus would have about 22,910 m² and each person in Sonora about 62,860 m².
- Laid side by side, Belarus and Sonora would cover 387,000 km², about the same size as Zimbabwe.
- Together they have 11.9 million people, about as many people as Belgium.
- Counted as a country, Sonora would rank 90th by area and 139th by population.
Side by side
| Belarus | Sonora | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 207,000 km²80,100 mi² | 179,000 km²69,200 mi² |
| Official area | 208,000 km²Wikidata | 180,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 85th of 239worldwide | 2nd of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 9.1 millionWikidata, 2026 | 2.9 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 97th of 237worldwide | 18th of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 44 per km² | 16 per km² |
| Capital | Minsk | Hermosillo |
| Latitude range | 51°N to 56°N | 26°N to 32°N |
Population: Wikidata 2026 and Wikidata 2015. 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 180,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 179,000 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