Veracruz is 1.26× the size of Paraíba
Veracruz (state of Mexico) covers about 71,000 km² (27,400 mi²) and Paraíba (state of Brazil) about 56,500 km² (21,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 71,000km²Veracruz
- 56,500km²Paraíba
100 km
- Veracruz
- Paraíba
What fits
- Paraíba is 80% of the size of Veracruz.
- Veracruz is larger by 14,500 km² (5,580 mi²), which is 26% of the area of Paraíba.
- Measured in Belgiums: Veracruz is about 2.31, Paraíba about 1.84.
How they differ
- Veracruz also has the larger population: 8.1 million against 4.0 million, 2.04× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 114 in Veracruz against 70 in Paraíba: Veracruz is 1.63× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,150 km apart.
- Together Veracruz and Paraíba cover 127,000 km², close to the size of Nicaragua (129,000 km², 0.9% bigger).
- The gap between them, 14,500 km², is about the size of East Timor (15,100 km²).
- At Paraíba's density, Veracruz would have 5.0 million people (it has 8.1 million). At Veracruz's density, Paraíba would have 6.5 million (it has 4.0 million).
- Veracruz's centre is 26.5° of latitude, about 2,940 km, farther north than Paraíba's.
- Veracruz is the 12th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 3.6% of its area; it is the 11th most densely populated of them.
- Paraíba is the 21st largest of the 27 states and districts of Brazil and covers 0.7% of its area; it is the 9th most densely populated of them.
- Veracruz lies about 26° of latitude (roughly 2,940 km) north of Paraíba, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Veracruz would have about 8,750 m² and each person in Paraíba about 14,220 m².
- Laid side by side, Veracruz and Paraíba would cover 127,000 km², about the same size as Nicaragua.
- Together they have 12.1 million people, about as many people as Bolivia.
Side by side
| Veracruz | Paraíba | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | StateBrazil |
| Area, measured | 71,000 km²27,400 mi² | 56,500 km²21,800 mi² |
| Official area | 71,800 km²Wikidata | 56,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 12th of 32in Mexico | 21st of 27in Brazil |
| Population | 8.1 millionWikidata, 2015 | 4.0 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 3rd of 32in Mexico | 13th of 27in Brazil |
| Density | 114 per km² | 70 per km² |
| Capital | Xalapa | João Pessoa |
| Latitude range | 17°N to 22°N | 8°S to 6°S |
Population: Wikidata 2015 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 71,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 71,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 56,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 56,500 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