Ceará is 1.04× the size of Suriname
Ceará (state of Brazil) covers about 150,000 km² (58,000 mi²) and Suriname (South America) about 145,000 km² (56,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 150,000km²Ceará
- 145,000km²Suriname
100 km
- Ceará
- Suriname
What fits
- Suriname is 97% of the size of Ceará.
- Ceará is larger by 5,100 km² (1,970 mi²), which is 3.5% of the area of Suriname.
- Measured in Belgiums: Ceará is about 4.90, Suriname about 4.73.
How they differ
- Ceará also has the larger population: 8.8 million against 563,000, 15.6× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 59 in Ceará against 3.9 in Suriname: Ceará is 15.1× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,080 km apart.
- Together Ceará and Suriname cover 295,000 km², close to the size of Philippines (293,000 km², 0.7% smaller).
- The gap between them, 5,100 km², is about the size of Trinidad and Tobago (5,120 km²).
- At Suriname's density, Ceará would have 583,000 people (it has 8.8 million). At Ceará's density, Suriname would have 8.5 million (it has 563,000).
- Suriname's centre is 9.2° of latitude, about 1,030 km, farther north than Ceará's.
- Ceará is the 17th largest of the 27 states and districts of Brazil and covers 1.8% of its area; it is the 11th most densely populated of them.
- Suriname ranks 95th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Suriname lies about 9° of latitude (roughly 1,030 km) north of Ceará, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Ceará would have about 17,080 m² and each person in Suriname about 257,580 m².
- Laid side by side, Ceará and Suriname would cover 295,000 km², about the same size as the Philippines.
- Together they have 9.4 million people, about as many people as Tajikistan.
- Counted as a country, Ceará would rank 93rd by area and 100th by population.
Side by side
| Ceará | Suriname | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateBrazil | CountrySouth America |
| Area, measured | 150,000 km²58,000 mi² | 145,000 km²56,000 mi² |
| Official area | 146,000 km²Wikidata | 163,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 17th of 27in Brazil | 94th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 8.8 millionWikidata, 2022 | 563,000Wikidata, 2017 |
| Rank by population | 8th of 27in Brazil | 170th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 59 per km² | 3.9 per km² |
| Capital | Fortaleza | Paramaribo |
| Latitude range | 8°S to 3°S | 2°N to 6°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2017. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 150,000 km² is 2.7% above Wikidata's official figure of 146,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- Our measured 145,000 km² is 11% below Wikidata's official figure of 163,000 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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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