Benin and Ohio are almost exactly the same size
Benin (Africa) covers about 116,000 km² (44,800 mi²) and Ohio (state of the United States) about 116,000 km² (44,800 mi²). Their outlines are laid over each other below at one scale.
- 116,000km²Benin
- 116,000km²Ohio
100 km
- Benin
- Ohio
What fits
- Ohio is 100% of the size of Benin.
- The measured areas differ by 69.2 km², less than half a percent: closer than the measurement itself is certain.
- Measured in Belgiums: Benin is about 3.79, Ohio about 3.78.
How they differ
- Benin also has the larger population: 14.1 million against 11.8 million, 1.20× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 122 in Benin against 102 in Ohio: Benin is 1.20× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,900 km apart.
- On a standard web map Ohio looks larger than Benin: Benin at 10°N is drawn about 1.0× too large and Ohio at 40°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Ohio as 1.68× the size of Benin, when Benin is 1.00× the size of Ohio.
- Together Benin and Ohio cover 232,000 km², close to the size of Laos (228,000 km², 1.7% smaller).
- At Ohio's density, Benin would have 11.8 million people (it has 14.1 million). At Benin's density, Ohio would have 14.1 million (it has 11.8 million).
- Ohio's centre is 30.8° of latitude, about 3,420 km, farther north than Benin's.
- Benin ranks 103rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Ohio is the 34th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.2% of its area; it is the 11th most densely populated of them.
- Ohio lies about 31° of latitude (roughly 3,420 km) north of Benin.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Benin would have about 8,230 m² and each person in Ohio about 9,830 m².
- Laid side by side, Benin and Ohio would cover 232,000 km², about the same size as Laos.
- Together they have 25.9 million people, about as many people as North Korea.
- Counted as a country, Ohio would rank 103rd by area and 81st by population.
Side by side
| Benin | Ohio | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAfrica | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 116,000 km²44,800 mi² | 116,000 km²44,800 mi² |
| Official area | 115,000 km²Wikidata | 116,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 102nd of 239worldwide | 34th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 14.1 millionWikidata, 2023 | 11.8 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 76th of 237worldwide | 7th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 122 per km² | 102 per km² |
| Capital | Porto-Novo; Cotonou | Columbus |
| Latitude range | 6°N to 12°N | 38°N to 42°N |
Population: Wikidata 2023 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 115,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 116,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 116,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 116,000 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