Paraná is 1.11× the size of Sonora

Paraná (state of Brazil) covers about 199,000 km² (76,700 mi²) and Sonora (state of Mexico) about 179,000 km² (69,200 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

199,000km²Paraná
179,000km²Sonora

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Paraná
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What fits

Sonora is 90% of the size of Paraná.
Paraná is larger by 19,500 km² (7,520 mi²), which is 11% of the area of Sonora.
Measured in Belgiums: Paraná is about 6.48, Sonora about 5.84.

How they differ

Paraná also has the larger population: 11.4 million against 2.9 million, 4.02× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 58 in Paraná against 16 in Sonora: Paraná is 3.62× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 8,730 km apart.
Together Paraná and Sonora cover 378,000 km², close to the size of Norway (382,000 km², 1.1% bigger).
The gap between them, 19,500 km², is about the size of Fiji (18,900 km²).
At Sonora's density, Paraná would have 3.2 million people (it has 11.4 million). At Paraná's density, Sonora would have 10.3 million (it has 2.9 million).
Sonora's centre is 54.3° of latitude, about 6,040 km, farther north than Paraná's.
Paraná is the 15th largest of the 27 states and districts of Brazil and covers 2.3% of its area; it is the 12th most densely populated of them.
Sonora is the 2nd largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 9.2% of its area; it is the 29th most densely populated of them.
Sonora lies about 54° of latitude (roughly 6,040 km) north of Paraná, on the other side of the equator.
Shared out evenly, each person in Paraná would have about 17,360 m² and each person in Sonora about 62,860 m².
Laid side by side, Paraná and Sonora would cover 378,000 km², about the same size as Norway.
Together they have 14.3 million people, about as many people as Benin.

Side by side

	Paraná	Sonora
Is a	StateBrazil	StateMexico
Area, measured	199,000 km²76,700 mi²	179,000 km²69,200 mi²
Official area	199,000 km²Wikidata	180,000 km²Wikidata
Rank by area	15th of 27in Brazil	2nd of 32in Mexico
Population	11.4 millionWikidata, 2022	2.9 millionWikidata, 2015
Rank by population	5th of 27in Brazil	18th of 32in Mexico
Density	58 per km²	16 per km²
Capital	Curitiba	Hermosillo
Latitude range	27°S to 23°S	26°N to 32°N

Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2015. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Wikidata's official figure of 199,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 199,000 km², to within 2%.
Wikidata's official figure of 180,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 179,000 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

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