Finland is 1.02× the size of Maranhão
Finland (Europe) covers about 333,000 km² (129,000 mi²) and Maranhão (state of Brazil) about 326,000 km² (126,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 333,000km²Finland
- 326,000km²Maranhão
200 km
- Finland
- Maranhão
What fits
- Maranhão is 98% of the size of Finland.
- Finland is larger by 6,920 km² (2,670 mi²), which is 2.1% of the area of Maranhão.
- Measured in Belgiums: Finland is about 10.9, Maranhão about 10.6.
How they differ
- Finland is larger, but Maranhão has the larger population: 6.8 million against 5.7 million, 1.20× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 21 in Maranhão against 17 in Finland: Maranhão is 1.22× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,640 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Finland at 64°N is drawn about 5.3× too large and Maranhão at 5°S about 1.0×, so the map shows Finland as 5.37× the size of Maranhão instead of 1.02×.
- Together Finland and Maranhão cover 659,000 km², close to the size of Myanmar (663,000 km², 0.6% bigger).
- The gap between them, 6,920 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
- At Maranhão's density, Finland would have 6.9 million people (it has 5.7 million). At Finland's density, Maranhão would have 5.5 million (it has 6.8 million).
- Finland's centre is 69.3° of latitude, about 7,710 km, farther north than Maranhão's.
- Finland ranks 67th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Maranhão is the 8th largest of the 27 states and districts of Brazil and covers 3.8% of its area; it is the 16th most densely populated of them.
- Finland lies about 69° of latitude (roughly 7,710 km) north of Maranhão, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Finland would have about 58,920 m² and each person in Maranhão about 48,130 m².
- Laid side by side, Finland and Maranhão would cover 659,000 km², about the same size as Myanmar.
- Together they have 12.4 million people, about as many people as South Sudan.
- Counted as a country, Maranhão would rank 69th by area and 108th by population.
Side by side
| Finland | Maranhão | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateBrazil |
| Area, measured | 333,000 km²129,000 mi² | 326,000 km²126,000 mi² |
| Official area | 338,000 km²Wikidata | 332,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 66th of 239worldwide | 8th of 27in Brazil |
| Population | 5.7 millionWikidata, 2025 | 6.8 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 116th of 237worldwide | 12th of 27in Brazil |
| Density | 17 per km² | 21 per km² |
| Capital | Helsinki | São Luís |
| Latitude range | 60°N to 70°N | 10°S to 1°S |
Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 338,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 333,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 332,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 326,000 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