Austria is 1.05× the size of South Carolina
Austria (Europe) covers about 84,000 km² (32,400 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.
- 84,000km²Austria
- 80,200km²South Carolina
100 km
- Austria
- South Carolina
What fits
- South Carolina is 95% of the size of Austria.
- Austria is larger by 3,830 km² (1,480 mi²), which is 4.8% of the area of South Carolina.
- Measured in Belgiums: Austria is about 2.74, South Carolina about 2.61.
How they differ
- Austria also has the larger population: 9.0 million against 5.1 million, 1.75× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 107 in Austria against 64 in South Carolina: Austria is 1.67× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,640 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Austria at 48°N is drawn about 2.2× too large and South Carolina at 34°N about 1.5×, so the map shows Austria as 1.59× the size of South Carolina instead of 1.05×.
- Together Austria and South Carolina cover 164,000 km², close to the size of Somaliland (167,000 km², 2.0% bigger).
- The gap between them, 3,830 km², is about the size of Cape Verde (3,930 km²).
- At South Carolina's density, Austria would have 5.4 million people (it has 9.0 million). At Austria's density, South Carolina would have 8.6 million (it has 5.1 million).
- Austria's centre is 13.7° of latitude, about 1,520 km, farther north than South Carolina's.
- Austria ranks 116th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- 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.
- Austria lies about 14° of latitude (roughly 1,520 km) north of South Carolina.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Austria would have about 9,350 m² and each person in South Carolina about 15,660 m².
- Laid side by side, Austria and South Carolina would cover 164,000 km², 1.05× the size of Tunisia.
- Together they have 14.1 million people, about as many people as Benin.
- Counted as a country, South Carolina would rank 116th by area and 125th by population.
Side by side
| Austria | South Carolina | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 84,000 km²32,400 mi² | 80,200 km²31,000 mi² |
| Official area | 83,900 km²Wikidata | 82,900 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 115th of 239worldwide | 40th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 9.0 millionWikidata, 2022 | 5.1 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 98th of 237worldwide | 23rd of 51in the United States |
| Density | 107 per km² | 64 per km² |
| Capital | Vienna | Columbia |
| Latitude range | 46°N to 49°N | 32°N to 35°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 83,900 km² agrees with our measured area of 84,000 km², to within 2%.
- 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 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