Republic of the Congo is 1.91× the size of Missouri
Republic of the Congo (Africa) covers about 345,000 km² (133,000 mi²) and Missouri (state of the United States) about 180,000 km² (69,700 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 345,000km²Republic of the Congo
- 180,000km²Missouri
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- Republic of the Congo
- Missouri
What fits
- Missouri is 52% of the size of Republic of the Congo.
- Republic of the Congo is larger by 164,000 km² (63,500 mi²), which is 91% of the area of Missouri.
- Measured in Belgiums: Republic of the Congo is about 11.2, Missouri about 5.88.
How they differ
- Republic of the Congo is larger, but Missouri has the larger population: 6.2 million against 6.1 million, 1.00× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 34 in Missouri against 18 in Republic of the Congo: Missouri is 1.91× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 11,600 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Republic of the Congo at 1°S is drawn about 1.0× too large and Missouri at 38°N about 1.6×, so the map shows Republic of the Congo as 1.18× the size of Missouri instead of 1.91×.
- Together Republic of the Congo and Missouri cover 525,000 km², close to the size of Thailand (514,000 km², 2.1% smaller).
- The gap between them, 164,000 km², is about the size of Somaliland (167,000 km²).
- At Missouri's density, Republic of the Congo would have 11.8 million people (it has 6.1 million). At Republic of the Congo's density, Missouri would have 3.2 million (it has 6.2 million).
- Missouri's centre is 39.2° of latitude, about 4,360 km, farther north than Republic of the Congo's.
- Republic of the Congo ranks 66th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Missouri is the 20th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.9% of its area; it is the 29th most densely populated of them.
- Missouri lies about 39° of latitude (roughly 4,360 km) north of Republic of the Congo, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Republic of the Congo would have about 56,150 m² and each person in Missouri about 29,320 m².
- Laid side by side, Republic of the Congo and Missouri would cover 525,000 km², about the same size as Thailand.
- Together they have 12.3 million people, about as many people as Bolivia.
- Counted as a country, Missouri would rank 90th by area and 111th by population.
Side by side
| Republic of the Congo | Missouri | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAfrica | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 345,000 km²133,000 mi² | 180,000 km²69,700 mi² |
| Official area | 342,000 km²Wikidata | 181,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 65th of 239worldwide | 20th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 6.1 millionWikidata, 2023 | 6.2 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 111th of 237worldwide | 19th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 18 per km² | 34 per km² |
| Capital | Brazzaville | Jefferson City |
| Latitude range | 5°S to 4°N | 36°N to 41°N |
Population: Wikidata 2023 and Wikidata 2020. 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 181,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 180,000 km², to within 2%.
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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