Oklahoma is 3.20× the size of Paraíba
Oklahoma (state of the United States) covers about 181,000 km² (69,700 mi²) and Paraíba (state of Brazil) about 56,500 km² (21,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 181,000km²Oklahoma
- 56,500km²Paraíba
200 km
- Oklahoma
- Paraíba
What fits
- Paraíba fits inside Oklahoma about 3.20 times by area.
- Oklahoma is larger by 124,000 km² (47,900 mi²), which is 220% of the area of Paraíba.
- Measured in Belgiums: Oklahoma is about 5.89, Paraíba about 1.84.
How they differ
- Oklahoma is larger, but Paraíba has the larger population: 4.0 million against 4.0 million, 1.00× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 70 in Paraíba against 22 in Oklahoma: Paraíba is 3.21× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,910 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Oklahoma at 36°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Paraíba at 7°S about 1.0×, so the map shows Oklahoma as 4.76× the size of Paraíba instead of 3.20×.
- Together Oklahoma and Paraíba cover 237,000 km², close to the size of Romania (236,000 km², 0.3% smaller).
- The gap between them, 124,000 km², is about the size of Eritrea (123,000 km²).
- At Paraíba's density, Oklahoma would have 12.7 million people (it has 4.0 million). At Oklahoma's density, Paraíba would have 1.2 million (it has 4.0 million).
- Oklahoma's centre is 42.7° of latitude, about 4,750 km, farther north than Paraíba's.
- Oklahoma is the 19th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.9% of its area; it is the 36th most densely populated of them.
- Paraíba is the 21st largest of the 27 states and districts of Brazil and covers 0.7% of its area; it is the 9th most densely populated of them.
- Oklahoma lies about 43° of latitude (roughly 4,750 km) north of Paraíba, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Oklahoma would have about 45,620 m² and each person in Paraíba about 14,220 m².
- Laid side by side, Oklahoma and Paraíba would cover 237,000 km², about the same size as Romania.
- Together they have 7.9 million people, about as many people as Togo.
Side by side
| Oklahoma | Paraíba | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | StateBrazil |
| Area, measured | 181,000 km²69,700 mi² | 56,500 km²21,800 mi² |
| Official area | 181,000 km²Wikidata | 56,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 19th of 51in the United States | 21st of 27in Brazil |
| Population | 4.0 millionWikidata, 2020 | 4.0 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 28th of 51in the United States | 13th of 27in Brazil |
| Density | 22 per km² | 70 per km² |
| Capital | Oklahoma City | João Pessoa |
| Latitude range | 34°N to 37°N | 8°S to 6°S |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 181,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 181,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 56,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 56,500 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, 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