São Paulo is 1.05× the size of Romania
São Paulo (state of Brazil) covers about 249,000 km² (96,000 mi²) and Romania (Europe) about 236,000 km² (91,300 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 249,000km²São Paulo
- 236,000km²Romania
200 km
- São Paulo
- Romania
What fits
- Romania is 95% of the size of São Paulo.
- São Paulo is larger by 12,300 km² (4,730 mi²), which is 5.2% of the area of Romania.
- Measured in Belgiums: São Paulo is about 8.11, Romania about 7.71.
How they differ
- São Paulo also has the larger population: 44.4 million against 19.1 million, 2.33× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 179 in São Paulo against 81 in Romania: São Paulo is 2.22× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 10,600 km apart.
- On a standard web map Romania looks larger than São Paulo: São Paulo at 22°S is drawn about 1.2× too large and Romania at 46°N about 2.1×, so the map shows Romania as 1.68× the size of São Paulo, when São Paulo is 1.05× the size of Romania.
- Together São Paulo and Romania cover 485,000 km², close to the size of Somalia (472,000 km², 2.7% smaller).
- The gap between them, 12,300 km², is about the size of Vanuatu (12,300 km²).
- At Romania's density, São Paulo would have 20.0 million people (it has 44.4 million). At São Paulo's density, Romania would have 42.2 million (it has 19.1 million).
- Romania's centre is 68.1° of latitude, about 7,570 km, farther north than São Paulo's.
- São Paulo is the 12th largest of the 27 states and districts of Brazil and covers 2.9% of its area; it is the 3rd most densely populated of them.
- Romania ranks 83rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Romania lies about 68° of latitude (roughly 7,570 km) north of São Paulo, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in São Paulo would have about 5,600 m² and each person in Romania about 12,410 m².
- Laid side by side, São Paulo and Romania would cover 485,000 km², about the same size as Somalia.
- Together they have 63.5 million people, about as many people as South Africa.
- Counted as a country, São Paulo would rank 78th by area and 34th by population.
Side by side
| São Paulo | Romania | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateBrazil | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 249,000 km²96,000 mi² | 236,000 km²91,300 mi² |
| Official area | 248,000 km²Wikidata | 238,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 12th of 27in Brazil | 82nd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 44.4 millionWikidata, 2022 | 19.1 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 1st of 27in Brazil | 66th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 179 per km² | 81 per km² |
| Capital | São Paulo | Bucharest |
| Latitude range | 25°S to 20°S | 44°N to 48°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 248,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 249,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 238,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 236,000 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