Piauí and Oregon are almost exactly the same size
Piauí (state of Brazil) covers about 252,000 km² (97,300 mi²) and Oregon (state of the United States) about 252,000 km² (97,300 mi²). Their outlines are laid over each other below at one scale.
- 252,000km²Piauí
- 252,000km²Oregon
200 km
- Piauí
- Oregon
What fits
- Oregon is 100% of the size of Piauí.
- The measured areas differ by 125 km², less than half a percent: closer than the measurement itself is certain.
- Measured in Belgiums: Piauí is about 8.22, Oregon about 8.21.
How they differ
- Piauí is larger, but Oregon has the larger population: 4.2 million against 3.3 million, 1.30× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 17 in Oregon against 13 in Piauí: Oregon is 1.30× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,600 km apart.
- On a standard web map Oregon looks larger than Piauí: Piauí at 7°S is drawn about 1.0× too large and Oregon at 44°N about 1.9×, so the map shows Oregon as 1.90× the size of Piauí, when Piauí is 1.00× the size of Oregon.
- Together Piauí and Oregon cover 504,000 km², close to the size of Spain (499,000 km², 0.9% smaller).
- At Oregon's density, Piauí would have 4.2 million people (it has 3.3 million). At Piauí's density, Oregon would have 3.3 million (it has 4.2 million).
- Oregon's centre is 51.3° of latitude, about 5,710 km, farther north than Piauí's.
- Piauí is the 11th largest of the 27 states and districts of Brazil and covers 3.0% of its area; it is the 18th most densely populated of them.
- Oregon is the 10th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 2.7% of its area; it is the 39th most densely populated of them.
- Oregon lies about 51° of latitude (roughly 5,710 km) north of Piauí, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Piauí would have about 77,040 m² and each person in Oregon about 59,450 m².
- Laid side by side, Piauí and Oregon would cover 504,000 km², about the same size as Spain.
- Together they have 7.5 million people, about as many people as Sierra Leone.
Side by side
| Piauí | Oregon | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateBrazil | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 252,000 km²97,300 mi² | 252,000 km²97,300 mi² |
| Official area | 252,000 km²Wikidata | 255,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 11th of 27in Brazil | 10th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 3.3 millionWikidata, 2022 | 4.2 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 18th of 27in Brazil | 27th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 13 per km² | 17 per km² |
| Capital | Teresina | Salem |
| Latitude range | 11°S to 3°S | 42°N to 46°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 252,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 252,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 255,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 252,000 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