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Iowa vs Brazil Geography
Land area
- Iowa has a land area of 55,854 square miles (144,660 km²), while Brazil has 3,227,096 square miles (8,358,140 km²).
- Brazil's land area is 57.8 times larger than Iowa's.
Total area
- Iowa: 56,273 square miles (145,746 km²) vs Brazil: 3,287,956 square miles (8,515,767 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Brazil's total area is 58.4 times larger than Iowa's.
Length
- Iowa is 216 miles (347 km) long from north to south; Brazil is 2,732 miles (4,396 km).
- Brazil's north-south length is 12.6 times longer than Iowa's.
Width
- Iowa spans 335 miles (539 km) east to west; Brazil spans 2,685 miles (4,321 km).
- Brazil's east-west width is 8.0 times (701%) wider than Iowa's.
Highest point
- Iowa's highest point is Hawkeye Point at 1,669 feet (509 m); Brazil's is Pico da Neblina at 9,826 feet (2,995 m).
- Pico da Neblina is 8,157 feet higher than Hawkeye Point.
Lowest point
- Iowa's lowest point is Mississippi River at 480 feet; Brazil's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Brazil's lowest point is 480 feet lower.
Iowa vs Brazil Population and History
Population
- Iowa has a population of 3,241,488 (2024), while Brazil has 214,211,951 (2026).
- Brazil's population is 66.1 times larger than Iowa's.
Population density
- Iowa: 58.0 people per square mile vs Brazil: 66.4.
- Brazil's population density is 1.1 times (14%) higher than Iowa's.
Biggest city
- Iowa's biggest city is Des Moines with 213,096 people; Brazil's is São Paulo with 12,252,023.
- São Paulo's population is 57.5 times larger than Des Moines'.
Largest metro area
- Iowa's largest metropolitan area is Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010 people) vs Brazil's São Paulo (18,949,790).
- São Paulo's population is 18.9 times larger than Omaha, NE-IA metro area's.
History
- Iowa: Admitted to the Union on December 28, 1846, as the 29th state.
- Brazil: Independent from Portugal since September 7, 1822.
- In its current form, Brazil is the older of the two by 24 years.
Iowa vs Brazil Economy
GDP
- Iowa's GDP is $265.8 billion (2024) vs Brazil's $2,279.9 billion.
- Brazil's economic output is 8.6 times (758%) larger than Iowa's.
GDP per capita
- Iowa: $81,998 per person vs Brazil: $10,713.
- Iowa's GDP per capita is 7.7 times (665%) higher than Brazil's.
Average income
- Iowa: $65,225 vs Brazil: $10,550 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Iowa's average income is 6.2 times (518%) higher than Brazil's.
Official Websites
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