Rio de Janeiro is 1.19× the size of Netherlands
Rio de Janeiro (state of Brazil) covers about 44,000 km² (17,000 mi²) and Netherlands (Europe) about 37,100 km² (14,300 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 44,000km²Rio de Janeiro
- 37,100km²Netherlands
100 km
- Rio de Janeiro
- Netherlands
What fits
- Netherlands is 84% of the size of Rio de Janeiro.
- Rio de Janeiro is larger by 6,880 km² (2,650 mi²), which is 19% of the area of Netherlands.
- Measured in Belgiums: Rio de Janeiro is about 1.43, Netherlands about 1.21.
How they differ
- Rio de Janeiro is larger, but Netherlands has the larger population: 17.9 million against 16.1 million, 1.12× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 480 in Netherlands against 365 in Rio de Janeiro: Netherlands is 1.31× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,500 km apart.
- On a standard web map Netherlands looks larger than Rio de Janeiro: Rio de Janeiro at 22°S is drawn about 1.2× too large and Netherlands at 52°N about 2.7×, so the map shows Netherlands as 1.93× the size of Rio de Janeiro, when Rio de Janeiro is 1.19× the size of Netherlands.
- Together Rio de Janeiro and Netherlands cover 81,100 km², close to the size of Czechia (78,800 km², 2.9% smaller).
- The gap between them, 6,880 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
- At Netherlands's density, Rio de Janeiro would have 21.1 million people (it has 16.1 million). At Rio de Janeiro's density, Netherlands would have 13.7 million (it has 17.9 million).
- Netherlands's centre is 74.5° of latitude, about 8,280 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.
- Netherlands ranks 137th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Netherlands lies about 74° of latitude (roughly 8,280 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 Netherlands about 2,080 m².
- Laid side by side, Rio de Janeiro and Netherlands would cover 81,100 km², about the same size as Czechia.
- Together they have 34.0 million people, about as many people as Peru.
- Counted as a country, Rio de Janeiro would rank 133rd by area and 74th by population.
Side by side
| Rio de Janeiro | Netherlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateBrazil | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 44,000 km²17,000 mi² | 37,100 km²14,300 mi² |
| Official area | 43,700 km²Wikidata | 37,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 24th of 27in Brazil | 136th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 16.1 millionWikidata, 2022 | 17.9 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 3rd of 27in Brazil | 67th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 365 per km² | 480 per km² |
| Capital | Rio de Janeiro | Amsterdam |
| Latitude range | 23°S to 21°S | 51°N to 54°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 43,700 km² agrees with our measured area of 44,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 37,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 37,400 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