Austria is 1.34× the size of West Virginia
Austria (Europe) covers about 84,000 km² (32,400 mi²) and West Virginia (state of the United States) about 62,700 km² (24,200 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 84,000km²Austria
- 62,700km²West Virginia
100 km
- Austria
- West Virginia
What fits
- West Virginia is 75% of the size of Austria.
- Austria is larger by 21,300 km² (8,210 mi²), which is 34% of the area of West Virginia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Austria is about 2.74, West Virginia about 2.05.
How they differ
- Austria also has the larger population: 9.0 million against 1.8 million, 5.01× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 107 in Austria against 29 in West Virginia: Austria is 3.74× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,260 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Austria at 48°N is drawn about 2.2× too large and West Virginia at 39°N about 1.6×, so the map shows Austria as 1.80× the size of West Virginia instead of 1.34×.
- Together Austria and West Virginia cover 147,000 km², close to the size of Nepal (147,000 km², 0.3% bigger).
- The gap between them, 21,300 km², is about the size of Djibouti (21,800 km²).
- At West Virginia's density, Austria would have 2.4 million people (it has 9.0 million). At Austria's density, West Virginia would have 6.7 million (it has 1.8 million).
- Austria's centre is 8.9° of latitude, about 990 km, farther north than West Virginia's.
- Austria ranks 116th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- West Virginia is the 41st largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 0.7% of its area; it is the 30th most densely populated of them.
- Austria lies about 9° of latitude (roughly 995 km) north of West Virginia.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Austria would have about 9,350 m² and each person in West Virginia about 34,980 m².
- Laid side by side, Austria and West Virginia would cover 147,000 km², about the same size as Nepal.
- Together they have 10.8 million people, about as many people as Dominican Republic.
- Counted as a country, West Virginia would rank 126th by area and 153rd by population.
Side by side
| Austria | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 84,000 km²32,400 mi² | 62,700 km²24,200 mi² |
| Official area | 83,900 km²Wikidata | 62,800 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 115th of 239worldwide | 41st of 51in the United States |
| Population | 9.0 millionWikidata, 2022 | 1.8 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 98th of 237worldwide | 39th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 107 per km² | 29 per km² |
| Capital | Vienna | Charleston |
| Latitude range | 46°N to 49°N | 37°N to 41°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%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 62,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 62,700 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