Arunachal Pradesh is 1.01× the size of South Carolina

Arunachal Pradesh (state of India) covers about 80,600 km² (31,100 mi²) and South Carolina (state of the United States) about 80,200 km² (31,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

80,600km²Arunachal Pradesh
80,200km²South Carolina

100 km

Arunachal Pradesh
South Carolina

Arunachal Pradesh: Part of this region's boundary is disputed with China. 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

South Carolina is 99% of the size of Arunachal Pradesh.
Arunachal Pradesh is larger by 428 km² (165 mi²), which is 0.5% of the area of South Carolina.
Measured in Belgiums: Arunachal Pradesh is about 2.63, South Carolina about 2.61.

How they differ

Arunachal Pradesh is larger, but South Carolina has the larger population: 5.1 million against 1.4 million, 3.70× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 64 in South Carolina against 17 in Arunachal Pradesh: South Carolina is 3.72× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 13,100 km apart.
On a standard web map South Carolina looks larger than Arunachal Pradesh: Arunachal Pradesh at 28°N is drawn about 1.3× too large and South Carolina at 34°N about 1.5×, so the map shows South Carolina as 1.13× the size of Arunachal Pradesh, when Arunachal Pradesh is 1.01× the size of South Carolina.
Together Arunachal Pradesh and South Carolina cover 161,000 km², close to the size of Tunisia (157,000 km², 2.6% smaller).
At South Carolina's density, Arunachal Pradesh would have 5.1 million people (it has 1.4 million). At Arunachal Pradesh's density, South Carolina would have 1.4 million (it has 5.1 million).
South Carolina's centre is 5.9° of latitude, about 650 km, farther north than Arunachal Pradesh's.
Arunachal Pradesh is the 14th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 2.6% of its area; it is the 35th most densely populated of them.
South Carolina is the 40th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 0.8% of its area; it is the 19th most densely populated of them.
South Carolina lies about 6° of latitude (roughly 653 km) north of Arunachal Pradesh.
Shared out evenly, each person in Arunachal Pradesh would have about 58,290 m² and each person in South Carolina about 15,660 m².
Laid side by side, Arunachal Pradesh and South Carolina would cover 161,000 km², about the same size as Tunisia.
Together they have 6.5 million people, about as many people as Bulgaria.

Side by side

	Arunachal Pradesh	South Carolina
Is a	StateIndia	StateUnited States
Area, measured	80,600 km²31,100 mi²	80,200 km²31,000 mi²
Official area	83,700 km²Wikidata	82,900 km²Wikidata
Rank by area	14th of 36in India	40th of 51in the United States
Population	1.4 millionWikidata, 2011	5.1 millionWikidata, 2020
Rank by population	29th of 36in India	23rd of 51in the United States
Density	17 per km²	64 per km²
Capital	Itanagar	Columbia
Latitude range	27°N to 29°N	32°N to 35°N

Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Our measured 80,600 km² is 3.8% below Wikidata's official figure of 83,700 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
Our measured 80,200 km² is 3.3% below Wikidata's official figure of 82,900 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.

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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

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