Rio Grande do Norte and Uttarakhand are almost exactly the same size

Rio Grande do Norte (state of Brazil) covers about 52,800 km² (20,400 mi²) and Uttarakhand (state of India) about 52,600 km² (20,300 mi²). Their outlines are laid over each other below at one scale.

52,800km²Rio Grande do Norte
52,600km²Uttarakhand

200 km

Rio Grande do Norte
Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand: Part of this region's boundary is disputed with Nepal. Size Versus draws Natural Earth's de facto outline, the boundary as it is held on the ground, and takes no position on it.

What fits

Uttarakhand is 100% of the size of Rio Grande do Norte.
The measured areas differ by 173 km², less than half a percent: closer than the measurement itself is certain.
Measured in Belgiums: Rio Grande do Norte is about 1.72, Uttarakhand about 1.72.

How they differ

Rio Grande do Norte is larger, but Uttarakhand has the larger population: 10.1 million against 3.3 million, 3.05× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 192 in Uttarakhand against 63 in Rio Grande do Norte: Uttarakhand is 3.06× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 12,800 km apart.
On a standard web map Uttarakhand looks larger than Rio Grande do Norte: Rio Grande do Norte at 6°S is drawn about 1.0× too large and Uttarakhand at 30°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Uttarakhand as 1.32× the size of Rio Grande do Norte, when Rio Grande do Norte is 1.00× the size of Uttarakhand.
Together Rio Grande do Norte and Uttarakhand cover 105,000 km², close to the size of Iceland (102,000 km², 2.9% smaller).
At Uttarakhand's density, Rio Grande do Norte would have 10.1 million people (it has 3.3 million). At Rio Grande do Norte's density, Uttarakhand would have 3.3 million (it has 10.1 million).
Uttarakhand's centre is 36.0° of latitude, about 4,000 km, farther north than Rio Grande do Norte's.
Rio Grande do Norte is the 22nd largest of the 27 states and districts of Brazil and covers 0.6% of its area; it is the 10th most densely populated of them.
Uttarakhand is the 19th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 1.7% of its area; it is the 27th most densely populated of them.
Uttarakhand lies about 36° of latitude (roughly 4,000 km) north of Rio Grande do Norte, on the other side of the equator.
Shared out evenly, each person in Rio Grande do Norte would have about 15,990 m² and each person in Uttarakhand about 5,220 m².
Laid side by side, Rio Grande do Norte and Uttarakhand would cover 105,000 km², about the same size as Iceland.
Together they have 13.4 million people, about as many people as Burundi.

Side by side

	Rio Grande do Norte	Uttarakhand
Is a	StateBrazil	StateIndia
Area, measured	52,800 km²20,400 mi²	52,600 km²20,300 mi²
Official area	53,300 km²Wikidata	53,600 km²Wikidata
Rank by area	22nd of 27in Brazil	19th of 36in India
Population	3.3 millionWikidata, 2022	10.1 millionWikidata, 2011
Rank by population	17th of 27in Brazil	21st of 36in India
Density	63 per km²	192 per km²
Capital	Natal	Gairsain; Dehradun
Latitude range	7°S to 1°N	29°N to 31°N

Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2011. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Wikidata's official figure of 53,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 52,800 km², to within 2%.
Wikidata's official figure of 53,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 52,600 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

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