Estonia is 1.04× the size of Rio de Janeiro
Estonia (Europe) covers about 45,800 km² (17,700 mi²) and Rio de Janeiro (state of Brazil) about 44,000 km² (17,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 45,800km²Estonia
- 44,000km²Rio de Janeiro
100 km
- Estonia
- Rio de Janeiro
What fits
- Rio de Janeiro is 96% of the size of Estonia.
- Estonia is larger by 1,840 km² (711 mi²), which is 4.2% of the area of Rio de Janeiro.
- Measured in Belgiums: Estonia is about 1.49, Rio de Janeiro about 1.43.
How they differ
- Estonia is larger, but Rio de Janeiro has the larger population: 16.1 million against 1.4 million, 11.7× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 365 in Rio de Janeiro against 30 in Estonia: Rio de Janeiro is 12.2× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 10,900 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Estonia at 59°N is drawn about 3.7× too large and Rio de Janeiro at 22°S about 1.2×, so the map shows Estonia as 3.30× the size of Rio de Janeiro instead of 1.04×.
- Together Estonia and Rio de Janeiro cover 89,800 km², close to the size of Western Sahara (90,500 km², 0.8% bigger).
- The gap between them, 1,840 km², is about the size of Mauritius (2,000 km²).
- At Rio de Janeiro's density, Estonia would have 16.7 million people (it has 1.4 million). At Estonia's density, Rio de Janeiro would have 1.3 million (it has 16.1 million).
- Estonia's centre is 80.9° of latitude, about 8,990 km, farther north than Rio de Janeiro's.
- Estonia ranks 133rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Rio de Janeiro is the 24th largest of the 27 states and districts of Brazil and covers 0.5% of its area; it is the 2nd most densely populated of them.
- Estonia lies about 81° of latitude (roughly 8,990 km) north of Rio de Janeiro, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Estonia would have about 33,440 m² and each person in Rio de Janeiro about 2,740 m².
- Laid side by side, Estonia and Rio de Janeiro would cover 89,800 km², about the same size as Jordan.
- Together they have 17.4 million people, about as many people as Cambodia.
- Counted as a country, Rio de Janeiro would rank 133rd by area and 74th by population.
Side by side
| Estonia | Rio de Janeiro | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateBrazil |
| Area, measured | 45,800 km²17,700 mi² | 44,000 km²17,000 mi² |
| Official area | 45,300 km²Wikidata | 43,700 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 132nd of 239worldwide | 24th of 27in Brazil |
| Population | 1.4 millionWikidata, 2025 | 16.1 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 156th of 237worldwide | 3rd of 27in Brazil |
| Density | 30 per km² | 365 per km² |
| Capital | Tallinn | Rio de Janeiro |
| Latitude range | 58°N to 60°N | 23°S to 21°S |
Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 45,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 45,800 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 43,700 km² agrees with our measured area of 44,000 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