California is 1.80× the size of Victoria
California (state of the United States) covers about 410,000 km² (158,000 mi²) and Victoria (state of Australia) about 228,000 km² (88,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 410,000km²California
- 228,000km²Victoria
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- California
- Victoria
What fits
- Victoria is 56% of the size of California.
- California is larger by 182,000 km² (70,200 mi²), which is 80% of the area of Victoria.
- Measured in Belgiums: California is about 13.4, Victoria about 7.43.
How they differ
- California also has the larger population: 39.5 million against 7.0 million, 5.64× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 96 in California against 31 in Victoria: California is 3.14× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 12,900 km apart.
- Together California and Victoria cover 638,000 km², close to the size of Afghanistan (642,000 km², 0.7% bigger).
- The gap between them, 182,000 km², is about the size of Cambodia (181,000 km²).
- At Victoria's density, California would have 12.6 million people (it has 39.5 million). At California's density, Victoria would have 22.0 million (it has 7.0 million).
- California's centre is 74.0° of latitude, about 8,230 km, farther north than Victoria's.
- California is the 3rd largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 4.3% of its area; it is the 12th most densely populated of them.
- Victoria is the 6th largest of the 8 states and territories of Australia and covers 3.0% of its area; it is the 2nd most densely populated of them.
- California lies about 74° of latitude (roughly 8,230 km) north of Victoria, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in California would have about 10,360 m² and each person in Victoria about 32,510 m².
- Laid side by side, California and Victoria would cover 638,000 km², about the same size as Afghanistan.
- Together they have 46.5 million people, about as many people as Algeria.
Side by side
| California | Victoria | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | StateAustralia |
| Area, measured | 410,000 km²158,000 mi² | 228,000 km²88,000 mi² |
| Official area | 424,000 km²Wikidata | 227,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 3rd of 51in the United States | 6th of 8in Australia |
| Population | 39.5 millionWikidata, 2020 | 7.0 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 1st of 51in the United States | 2nd of 8in Australia |
| Density | 96 per km² | 31 per km² |
| Capital | Sacramento | Melbourne |
| Latitude range | 33°N to 42°N | 39°S to 34°S |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 410,000 km² is 3.4% below Wikidata's official figure of 424,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- Wikidata's official figure of 227,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 228,000 km², to within 2%.
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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