Rio de Janeiro is 1.17× the size of Kerala
Rio de Janeiro (state of Brazil) covers about 44,000 km² (17,000 mi²) and Kerala (state of India) about 37,700 km² (14,600 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 44,000km²Rio de Janeiro
- 37,700km²Kerala
100 km
- Rio de Janeiro
- Kerala
What fits
- Kerala is 86% of the size of Rio de Janeiro.
- Rio de Janeiro is larger by 6,250 km² (2,410 mi²), which is 17% of the area of Kerala.
- Measured in Belgiums: Rio de Janeiro is about 1.43, Kerala about 1.23.
How they differ
- Rio de Janeiro is larger, but Kerala has the larger population: 33.4 million against 16.1 million, 2.08× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 886 in Kerala against 365 in Rio de Janeiro: Kerala is 2.43× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 13,400 km apart.
- Together Rio de Janeiro and Kerala cover 81,700 km², close to the size of Austria (84,000 km², 2.8% bigger).
- The gap between them, 6,250 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
- At Kerala's density, Rio de Janeiro would have 38.9 million people (it has 16.1 million). At Rio de Janeiro's density, Kerala would have 13.8 million (it has 33.4 million).
- Kerala's centre is 32.6° of latitude, about 3,630 km, farther north than Rio de Janeiro's.
- Rio de Janeiro is the 24th largest of the 27 states and districts of Brazil and covers 0.5% of its area; it is the 2nd most densely populated of them.
- Kerala is the 23rd largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 1.2% of its area; it is the 9th most densely populated of them.
- Kerala lies about 33° of latitude (roughly 3,630 km) north of Rio de Janeiro, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Rio de Janeiro would have about 2,740 m² and each person in Kerala about 1,130 m².
- Laid side by side, Rio de Janeiro and Kerala would cover 81,700 km², about the same size as Austria.
- Together they have 49.5 million people, about as many people as Spain.
Side by side
| Rio de Janeiro | Kerala | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateBrazil | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 44,000 km²17,000 mi² | 37,700 km²14,600 mi² |
| Official area | 43,700 km²Wikidata | 38,900 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 24th of 27in Brazil | 23rd of 36in India |
| Population | 16.1 millionWikidata, 2022 | 33.4 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 3rd of 27in Brazil | 13th of 36in India |
| Density | 365 per km² | 886 per km² |
| Capital | Rio de Janeiro | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Latitude range | 23°S to 21°S | 8°N to 13°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2011. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 43,700 km² agrees with our measured area of 44,000 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 37,700 km² is 2.9% below Wikidata's official figure of 38,900 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
- 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