Germany and Mato Grosso do Sul are almost exactly the same size

What fits

• Mato Grosso do Sul is 100% of the size of Germany.
• The measured areas differ by 1,630 km², less than half a percent: closer than the measurement itself is certain.
• Measured in Belgiums: Germany is about 11.7, Mato Grosso do Sul about 11.6.

How they differ

• Germany also has the larger population: 83.5 million against 2.8 million, 30.3× as many people.
• Per square kilometre that is 233 in Germany against 7.7 in Mato Grosso do Sul: Germany is 30.1× as densely populated.
• Their centres are about 10,200 km apart.
• A standard web map misstates the comparison: Germany at 51°N is drawn about 2.5× too large and Mato Grosso do Sul at 20°S about 1.1×, so the map shows Germany as 2.24× the size of Mato Grosso do Sul instead of 1.00×.
• Together Germany and Mato Grosso do Sul cover 714,000 km², close to the size of Chile (736,000 km², 3.2% bigger).
• At Mato Grosso do Sul's density, Germany would have 2.8 million people (it has 83.5 million). At Germany's density, Mato Grosso do Sul would have 83.1 million (it has 2.8 million).
• Germany's centre is 71.4° of latitude, about 7,940 km, farther north than Mato Grosso do Sul's.
• Germany ranks 65th of 246 countries and territories by area.
• Mato Grosso do Sul is the 6th largest of the 27 states and districts of Brazil and covers 4.2% of its area; it is the 19th most densely populated of them.
• Germany lies about 71° of latitude (roughly 7,940 km) north of Mato Grosso do Sul, on the other side of the equator.
• Shared out evenly, each person in Germany would have about 4,290 m² and each person in Mato Grosso do Sul about 129,140 m².
• Laid side by side, Germany and Mato Grosso do Sul would cover 714,000 km², 97% of the size of Chile.
• Together they have 86.2 million people, about as many people as Turkey.
• Counted as a country, Mato Grosso do Sul would rank 65th by area and 140th by population.

Side by side

Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

• Wikidata's official figure of 358,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 358,000 km², to within 2%.
• Wikidata's official figure of 357,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 356,000 km², to within 2%.

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