Paraná is 1.27× the size of Tunisia
Paraná (state of Brazil) covers about 199,000 km² (76,700 mi²) and Tunisia (Africa) about 157,000 km² (60,500 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 199,000km²Paraná
- 157,000km²Tunisia
200 km
- Paraná
- Tunisia
What fits
- Tunisia is 79% of the size of Paraná.
- Paraná is larger by 42,100 km² (16,200 mi²), which is 27% of the area of Tunisia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Paraná is about 6.48, Tunisia about 5.11.
How they differ
- Paraná is larger, but Tunisia has the larger population: 11.6 million against 11.4 million, 1.01× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 74 in Tunisia against 58 in Paraná: Tunisia is 1.28× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,180 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Paraná at 25°S is drawn about 1.2× too large and Tunisia at 34°N about 1.5×, so the map shows Paraná as 1.05× the size of Tunisia instead of 1.27×.
- Together Paraná and Tunisia cover 355,000 km², close to the size of Germany (358,000 km², 0.7% bigger).
- The gap between them, 42,100 km², is about the size of Switzerland (41,400 km²).
- At Tunisia's density, Paraná would have 14.7 million people (it has 11.4 million). At Paraná's density, Tunisia would have 9.0 million (it has 11.6 million).
- Tunisia's centre is 58.7° of latitude, about 6,530 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.
- Tunisia ranks 93rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Tunisia lies about 59° of latitude (roughly 6,530 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 Tunisia about 13,540 m².
- Laid side by side, Paraná and Tunisia would cover 355,000 km², about the same size as Germany.
- Together they have 23.0 million people, about as many people as Burkina Faso.
- Counted as a country, Paraná would rank 87th by area and 82nd by population.
Side by side
| Paraná | Tunisia | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateBrazil | CountryAfrica |
| Area, measured | 199,000 km²76,700 mi² | 157,000 km²60,500 mi² |
| Official area | 199,000 km²Wikidata | 164,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 15th of 27in Brazil | 92nd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 11.4 millionWikidata, 2022 | 11.6 millionWikidata, 2018 |
| Rank by population | 5th of 27in Brazil | 81st of 237worldwide |
| Density | 58 per km² | 74 per km² |
| Capital | Curitiba | Tunis |
| Latitude range | 27°S to 23°S | 30°N to 37°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2018. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 199,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 199,000 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 157,000 km² is 4.3% below Wikidata's official figure of 164,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
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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