Tibet is 1.25× the size of Mato Grosso
Tibet (autonomous region of China) covers about 1,130,000 km² (436,000 mi²) and Mato Grosso (state of Brazil) about 903,000 km² (349,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,130,000km²Tibet
- 903,000km²Mato Grosso
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- Tibet
- Mato Grosso
Tibet: Part of this region's boundary is disputed with India. 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
- Mato Grosso is 80% of the size of Tibet.
- Tibet is larger by 227,000 km² (87,500 mi²), which is 25% of the area of Mato Grosso.
- Measured in Belgiums: Tibet is about 36.8, Mato Grosso about 29.4.
How they differ
- Tibet is larger, but Mato Grosso has the larger population: 3.7 million against 3.6 million, 1.00× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 4.1 in Mato Grosso against 3.2 in Tibet: Mato Grosso is 1.25× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 15,800 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Tibet at 32°N is drawn about 1.4× too large and Mato Grosso at 13°S about 1.1×, so the map shows Tibet as 1.64× the size of Mato Grosso instead of 1.25×.
- Together Tibet and Mato Grosso cover 2,033,000 km², close to the size of Mexico (1,958,000 km², 3.7% smaller).
- The gap between them, 227,000 km², is about the size of Laos (228,000 km²).
- At Mato Grosso's density, Tibet would have 4.6 million people (it has 3.6 million). At Tibet's density, Mato Grosso would have 2.9 million (it has 3.7 million).
- Tibet's centre is 44.7° of latitude, about 4,970 km, farther north than Mato Grosso's.
- Tibet is the 3rd largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 12% of its area; it is the 31st most densely populated of them.
- Mato Grosso is the 3rd largest of the 27 states and districts of Brazil and covers 11% of its area; it is the 25th most densely populated of them.
- Tibet lies about 45° of latitude (roughly 4,970 km) north of Mato Grosso, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Tibet would have about 309,690 m² and each person in Mato Grosso about 246,870 m².
- Laid side by side, Tibet and Mato Grosso would cover 2,033,000 km², 1.04× the size of Mexico.
- Together they have 7.3 million people, about as many people as Kyrgyzstan.
Side by side
| Tibet | Mato Grosso | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | Autonomous RegionChina | StateBrazil |
| Area, measured | 1,130,000 km²436,000 mi² | 903,000 km²349,000 mi² |
| Official area | 1,228,000 km²Wikidata | 903,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 3rd of 31in China | 3rd of 27in Brazil |
| Population | 3.6 millionWikidata, 2020 | 3.7 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 31st of 31in China | 16th of 27in Brazil |
| Density | 3.2 per km² | 4.1 per km² |
| Capital | Lhasa | Cuiabá |
| Latitude range | 27°N to 36°N | 18°S to 7°S |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 1,130,000 km² is 8.0% below Wikidata's official figure of 1,228,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
- Wikidata's official figure of 903,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 903,000 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