Philippines is 1.08× the size of Rio Grande do Sul

Philippines (Asia) covers about 293,000 km² (113,000 mi²) and Rio Grande do Sul (state of Brazil) about 272,000 km² (105,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

293,000km²Philippines
272,000km²Rio Grande do Sul

200 km

Philippines
Rio Grande do Sul

What fits

Rio Grande do Sul is 93% of the size of Philippines.
Philippines is larger by 21,000 km² (8,110 mi²), which is 7.7% of the area of Rio Grande do Sul.
Measured in Belgiums: Philippines is about 9.56, Rio Grande do Sul about 8.88.

How they differ

Philippines also has the larger population: 112.7 million against 10.9 million, 10.4× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 384 in Philippines against 40 in Rio Grande do Sul: Philippines is 9.62× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 18,000 km apart.
On a standard web map Rio Grande do Sul looks larger than Philippines: Philippines at 12°N is drawn about 1.0× too large and Rio Grande do Sul at 30°S about 1.3×, so the map shows Rio Grande do Sul as 1.18× the size of Philippines, when Philippines is 1.08× the size of Rio Grande do Sul.
Together Philippines and Rio Grande do Sul cover 566,000 km², close to the size of Ukraine (572,000 km², 1.1% bigger).
The gap between them, 21,000 km², is about the size of El Salvador (20,500 km²).
At Rio Grande do Sul's density, Philippines would have 11.7 million people (it has 112.7 million). At Philippines's density, Rio Grande do Sul would have 104.7 million (it has 10.9 million).
Philippines's centre is 41.4° of latitude, about 4,610 km, farther north than Rio Grande do Sul's.
Philippines ranks 74th of 246 countries and territories by area.
Rio Grande do Sul is the 10th largest of the 27 states and districts of Brazil and covers 3.2% of its area; it is the 13th most densely populated of them.
Philippines lies about 41° of latitude (roughly 4,610 km) north of Rio Grande do Sul, on the other side of the equator.
Shared out evenly, each person in Philippines would have about 2,600 m² and each person in Rio Grande do Sul about 25,020 m².
Laid side by side, Philippines and Rio Grande do Sul would cover 566,000 km², about the same size as Ukraine.
Together they have 123.6 million people, about as many people as Japan.
Counted as a country, Rio Grande do Sul would rank 75th by area and 86th by population.

Side by side

	Philippines	Rio Grande do Sul
Is a	CountryAsia	StateBrazil
Area, measured	293,000 km²113,000 mi²	272,000 km²105,000 mi²
Official area	343,000 km²Wikidata	282,000 km²Wikidata
Rank by area	73rd of 239worldwide	10th of 27in Brazil
Population	112.7 millionWikidata, 2024	10.9 millionWikidata, 2022
Rank by population	14th of 237worldwide	6th of 27in Brazil
Density	384 per km²	40 per km²
Capital	Manila	Porto Alegre
Latitude range	5°N to 21°N	34°S to 27°S

Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Our measured 293,000 km² is 15% below Wikidata's official figure of 343,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
Our measured 272,000 km² is 3.3% below Wikidata's official figure of 282,000 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

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