Alabama is 1.02× the size of Greece
Alabama (state of the United States) covers about 134,000 km² (51,700 mi²) and Greece (Europe) about 131,000 km² (50,700 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 134,000km²Alabama
- 131,000km²Greece
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- Alabama
- Greece
What fits
- Greece is 98% of the size of Alabama.
- Alabama is larger by 2,480 km² (958 mi²), which is 1.9% of the area of Greece.
- Measured in Belgiums: Alabama is about 4.36, Greece about 4.28.
How they differ
- Alabama is larger, but Greece has the larger population: 10.5 million against 5.0 million, 2.09× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 80 in Greece against 38 in Alabama: Greece is 2.13× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,240 km apart.
- On a standard web map Greece looks larger than Alabama: Alabama at 33°N is drawn about 1.4× too large and Greece at 39°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Greece as 1.15× the size of Alabama, when Alabama is 1.02× the size of Greece.
- Together Alabama and Greece cover 265,000 km², close to the size of New Zealand (268,000 km², 1.2% bigger).
- The gap between them, 2,480 km², is about the size of Luxembourg (2,610 km²).
- At Greece's density, Alabama would have 10.7 million people (it has 5.0 million). At Alabama's density, Greece would have 4.9 million (it has 10.5 million).
- Greece's centre is 6.2° of latitude, about 690 km, farther north than Alabama's.
- Alabama is the 29th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.4% of its area; it is the 27th most densely populated of them.
- Greece ranks 98th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Greece lies about 6° of latitude (roughly 695 km) north of Alabama.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Alabama would have about 26,640 m² and each person in Greece about 12,530 m².
- Laid side by side, Alabama and Greece would cover 265,000 km², about the same size as New Zealand.
- Together they have 15.5 million people, about as many people as Zimbabwe.
- Counted as a country, Alabama would rank 97th by area and 125th by population.
Side by side
| Alabama | Greece | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 134,000 km²51,700 mi² | 131,000 km²50,700 mi² |
| Official area | 136,000 km²Wikidata | 132,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 29th of 51in the United States | 97th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 5.0 millionWikidata, 2020 | 10.5 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 24th of 51in the United States | 88th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 38 per km² | 80 per km² |
| Capital | Montgomery | Athens |
| Latitude range | 30°N to 35°N | 35°N to 42°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2021. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 136,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 134,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 132,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 131,000 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