Belarus is 1.19× the size of Washington State

What fits

• Washington State is 84% of the size of Belarus.
• Belarus is larger by 33,400 km² (12,900 mi²), which is 19% of the area of Washington State.
• Measured in Belgiums: Belarus is about 6.77, Washington State about 5.68.

How they differ

• Belarus also has the larger population: 9.1 million against 7.7 million, 1.18× as many people.
• Per square kilometre that is 44 in Washington State against 44 in Belarus: Washington State is 1.01× as densely populated.
• Their centres are about 8,410 km apart.
• A standard web map misstates the comparison: Belarus at 54°N is drawn about 2.8× too large and Washington State at 47°N about 2.2×, so the map shows Belarus as 1.55× the size of Washington State instead of 1.19×.
• Together Belarus and Washington State cover 382,000 km², close to the size of Norway (382,000 km², 0.1% bigger).
• The gap between them, 33,400 km², is about the size of Moldova (33,200 km²).
• At Washington State's density, Belarus would have 9.2 million people (it has 9.1 million). At Belarus's density, Washington State would have 7.6 million (it has 7.7 million).
• Belarus's centre is 6.1° of latitude, about 680 km, farther north than Washington State's.
• Belarus ranks 86th of 246 countries and territories by area.
• Washington State is the 21st largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.8% of its area; it is the 22nd most densely populated of them.
• Belarus lies about 6° of latitude (roughly 683 km) north of Washington State.
• Shared out evenly, each person in Belarus would have about 22,910 m² and each person in Washington State about 22,600 m².
• Laid side by side, Belarus and Washington State would cover 382,000 km², about the same size as Norway.
• Together they have 16.8 million people, about as many people as Senegal.
• Counted as a country, Washington State would rank 91st by area and 102nd by population.

Side by side

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%.
• Our measured 174,000 km² is 5.8% below Wikidata's official figure of 185,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.

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