Mato Grosso do Sul is 1.03× the size of Republic of the Congo

Mato Grosso do Sul (state of Brazil) covers about 356,000 km² (137,000 mi²) and Republic of the Congo (Africa) about 345,000 km² (133,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

356,000km²Mato Grosso do Sul
345,000km²Republic of the Congo

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Mato Grosso do Sul
Republic of the Congo

What fits

Republic of the Congo is 97% of the size of Mato Grosso do Sul.
Mato Grosso do Sul is larger by 11,200 km² (4,310 mi²), which is 3.2% of the area of Republic of the Congo.
Measured in Belgiums: Mato Grosso do Sul is about 11.6, Republic of the Congo about 11.2.

How they differ

Mato Grosso do Sul is larger, but Republic of the Congo has the larger population: 6.1 million against 2.8 million, 2.23× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 18 in Republic of the Congo against 7.7 in Mato Grosso do Sul: Republic of the Congo is 2.30× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 7,900 km apart.
Together Mato Grosso do Sul and Republic of the Congo cover 701,000 km², close to the size of Chile (736,000 km², 5.1% bigger).
The gap between them, 11,200 km², is about the size of Qatar (11,200 km²).
At Republic of the Congo's density, Mato Grosso do Sul would have 6.3 million people (it has 2.8 million). At Mato Grosso do Sul's density, Republic of the Congo would have 2.7 million (it has 6.1 million).
Republic of the Congo's centre is 19.5° of latitude, about 2,170 km, farther north than Mato Grosso do Sul's.
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.
Republic of the Congo ranks 66th of 246 countries and territories by area.
Republic of the Congo lies about 19° of latitude (roughly 2,170 km) north of Mato Grosso do Sul.
Shared out evenly, each person in Mato Grosso do Sul would have about 129,140 m² and each person in Republic of the Congo about 56,150 m².
Laid side by side, Mato Grosso do Sul and Republic of the Congo would cover 701,000 km², 95% of the size of Chile.
Together they have 8.9 million people, about as many people as Papua New Guinea.
Counted as a country, Mato Grosso do Sul would rank 65th by area and 140th by population.

Side by side

	Mato Grosso do Sul	Republic of the Congo
Is a	StateBrazil	CountryAfrica
Area, measured	356,000 km²137,000 mi²	345,000 km²133,000 mi²
Official area	357,000 km²Wikidata	342,000 km²Wikidata
Rank by area	6th of 27in Brazil	65th of 239worldwide
Population	2.8 millionWikidata, 2022	6.1 millionWikidata, 2023
Rank by population	21st of 27in Brazil	111th of 237worldwide
Density	7.7 per km²	18 per km²
Capital	Campo Grande	Brazzaville
Latitude range	24°S to 17°S	5°S to 4°N

Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2023. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Wikidata's official figure of 357,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 356,000 km², to within 2%.
Wikidata's official figure of 342,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 345,000 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

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