Real size
How big is Paraguay really?
401,000 km²
155,000 sq mi · 60th largest of the 167 here · about the size of Zimbabwe
Normal web maps draw it 1.2× too big
Paraguay covers 401,000 km² (155,000 sq mi), about the size of Zimbabwe. A normal web map draws it about 1.2 times too big: not much, but enough to make it look bigger than countries nearer the equator.
Measured from our map outlines, so official figures can differ by a few percent. Ranks count the 167 countries and territories on these pages: those over 5,000 km², not counting disputed territories.
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- Real area
- 401,000 km²
- Size rank
- 60th of 167
- On a normal web map
- 1.2× too big
- Latitude
- 23°S
Countries about the same size
- ZimbabweAbout the same size
- NorwayAbout the same size
- JapanParaguay is 1.1 times the size of Japan
- IraqIraq is 1.1 times the size of Paraguay
- SwedenSweden is 1.1 times the size of Paraguay
Paraguay through history
Borders here have moved many times. Step through our maps, from 2000 BCE to today, to see who ruled this land before, and how big their realms really were.
Open the history map →Browse the eras →
Common questions
- How big is Paraguay?
- Paraguay covers about 401,000 km² (155,000 sq mi). It is the 60th largest of the 167 countries and territories on these pages (those over 5,000 km²).
- Why does Paraguay look so big on maps?
- Most web maps use the Mercator projection, which keeps shapes right but stretches area more and more toward the poles. Averaged over the whole country, it draws Paraguay about 1.2 times too big.
- Is Paraguay bigger than Norway?
- They are about the same size: within 5% of each other.
- Is Paraguay bigger than Zimbabwe?
- They are about the same size: within 5% of each other.
- Is Paraguay bigger than Iraq?
- No. Iraq is about 1.1 times the size of Paraguay.