Rio de Janeiro and Quintana Roo are almost exactly the same size
Rio de Janeiro (state of Brazil) covers about 44,000 km² (17,000 mi²) and Quintana Roo (state of Mexico) about 43,900 km² (16,900 mi²). Their outlines are laid over each other below at one scale.
- 44,000km²Rio de Janeiro
- 43,900km²Quintana Roo
100 km
- Rio de Janeiro
- Quintana Roo
What fits
- Quintana Roo is 100% of the size of Rio de Janeiro.
- The measured areas differ by 103 km², less than half a percent: closer than the measurement itself is certain.
- Measured in Belgiums: Rio de Janeiro is about 1.43, Quintana Roo about 1.43.
How they differ
- Rio de Janeiro also has the larger population: 16.1 million against 1.9 million, 8.64× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 365 in Rio de Janeiro against 42 in Quintana Roo: Rio de Janeiro is 8.62× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,790 km apart.
- Together Rio de Janeiro and Quintana Roo cover 87,900 km², close to the size of Jordan (88,900 km², 1.1% bigger).
- At Quintana Roo's density, Rio de Janeiro would have 1.9 million people (it has 16.1 million). At Rio de Janeiro's density, Quintana Roo would have 16.0 million (it has 1.9 million).
- Quintana Roo's centre is 41.9° of latitude, about 4,660 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.
- Quintana Roo is the 19th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 2.2% of its area; it is the 24th most densely populated of them.
- Quintana Roo lies about 42° of latitude (roughly 4,660 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 Quintana Roo about 23,610 m².
- Laid side by side, Rio de Janeiro and Quintana Roo would cover 87,900 km², about the same size as Jordan.
- Together they have 17.9 million people, about as many people as the Netherlands.
Side by side
| Rio de Janeiro | Quintana Roo | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateBrazil | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 44,000 km²17,000 mi² | 43,900 km²16,900 mi² |
| Official area | 43,700 km²Wikidata | 44,700 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 24th of 27in Brazil | 19th of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 16.1 millionWikidata, 2022 | 1.9 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 3rd of 27in Brazil | 24th of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 365 per km² | 42 per km² |
| Capital | Rio de Janeiro | Chetumal |
| Latitude range | 23°S to 21°S | 18°N to 22°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2020. 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 44,700 km² agrees with our measured area of 43,900 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