Laos is 1.01× the size of Roraima
Laos (Asia) covers about 228,000 km² (88,100 mi²) and Roraima (state of Brazil) about 225,000 km² (86,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 228,000km²Laos
- 225,000km²Roraima
200 km
- Laos
- Roraima
What fits
- Roraima is 99% of the size of Laos.
- Laos is larger by 3,370 km² (1,300 mi²), which is 1.5% of the area of Roraima.
- Measured in Belgiums: Laos is about 7.44, Roraima about 7.33.
How they differ
- Laos also has the larger population: 6.9 million against 637,000, 10.8× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 30 in Laos against 2.8 in Roraima: Laos is 10.6× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 17,200 km apart.
- Together Laos and Roraima cover 453,000 km², close to the size of Yemen (453,000 km², 0.0% bigger).
- The gap between them, 3,370 km², is about the size of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (3,320 km²).
- At Roraima's density, Laos would have 646,000 people (it has 6.9 million). At Laos's density, Roraima would have 6.8 million (it has 637,000).
- Laos's centre is 16.4° of latitude, about 1,830 km, farther north than Roraima's.
- Laos ranks 84th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Roraima is the 14th largest of the 27 states and districts of Brazil and covers 2.7% of its area; it is the 26th most densely populated of them.
- Laos lies about 16° of latitude (roughly 1,830 km) north of Roraima.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Laos would have about 33,260 m² and each person in Roraima about 352,980 m².
- Laid side by side, Laos and Roraima would cover 453,000 km², about the same size as Yemen.
- Together they have 7.5 million people, about as many people as Sierra Leone.
- Counted as a country, Roraima would rank 84th by area and 167th by population.
Side by side
| Laos | Roraima | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAsia | StateBrazil |
| Area, measured | 228,000 km²88,100 mi² | 225,000 km²86,800 mi² |
| Official area | 237,000 km²Wikidata | 224,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 83rd of 239worldwide | 14th of 27in Brazil |
| Population | 6.9 millionWikidata, 2017 | 637,000Wikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 106th of 237worldwide | 27th of 27in Brazil |
| Density | 30 per km² | 2.8 per km² |
| Capital | Vientiane | Boa Vista |
| Latitude range | 14°N to 22°N | 1°S to 5°N |
Population: Wikidata 2017 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 228,000 km² is 3.7% below Wikidata's official figure of 237,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- Wikidata's official figure of 224,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 225,000 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