Republic of the Congo is 1.04× the size of Finland

Republic of the Congo covers about 345,000 km² (133,000 mi²) and Finland about 333,000 km² (129,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

345,000km²Republic of the Congo
333,000km²Finland

200 km

Republic of the Congo
Finland

What fits

Finland is 97% of the size of Republic of the Congo.
Republic of the Congo is larger by 11,800 km² (4,570 mi²), which is 3.6% of the area of Finland.
Measured in Belgiums: Republic of the Congo is about 11.2, Finland about 10.9.

How they differ

Republic of the Congo also has the larger population: 6.1 million against 5.7 million, 1.09× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 18 in Republic of the Congo against 17 in Finland: Republic of the Congo is 1.05× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 7,290 km apart.
On a standard web map Finland looks larger than Republic of the Congo: Republic of the Congo at 1°S is drawn about 1.0× too large and Finland at 64°N about 5.3×, so the map shows Finland as 5.12× the size of Republic of the Congo, when Republic of the Congo is 1.04× the size of Finland.
Together Republic of the Congo and Finland cover 678,000 km², close to the size of Myanmar (663,000 km², 2.2% smaller).
The gap between them, 11,800 km², is about the size of Falkland Islands (11,600 km²).
At Finland's density, Republic of the Congo would have 5.9 million people (it has 6.1 million). At Republic of the Congo's density, Finland would have 5.9 million (it has 5.7 million).
Finland's centre is 65.1° of latitude, about 7,240 km, farther north than Republic of the Congo's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Republic of the Congo	1.04×
More people	Republic of the Congo	1.09×
More crowded	Republic of the Congo	1.05×
Farther north	Finland	65.1° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	Finland	5.3× against 1.0×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Republic of the Congo	Finland
Belgium 30,700 km²	11.2×	10.9×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	1.41×	1.37×
Germany 358,000 km²	0.96×	0.93×
Japan 374,000 km²	0.92×	0.89×
France 548,000 km²	0.63×	0.61×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.11×	0.11×
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.04×	0.04×
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.04×	0.04×
Russia 16,980,000 km²	0.02×	0.02×

Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.

Side by side

	Republic of the Congo	Finland
Area, main territory	345,000 km²133,000 mi²	333,000 km²129,000 mi²
Population	6.1 millionWikidata, 2023	5.7 millionWikidata, 2025
Density	18 per km²	17 per km²
Official area	342,000 km²Wikidata	338,000 km²Wikidata
Capital	Brazzaville	Helsinki
Latitude range	5°S to 4°N	60°N to 70°N
Continent	Africa	Europe

Population: Wikidata 2023 and Wikidata 2025, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Wikidata's official figure of 342,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 345,000 km², to within 2%.
Wikidata's official figure of 338,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 333,000 km², to within 2%.

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Sources and method

Outlines: Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
Boundary: De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
Area: Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
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: 2026-11-11

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