Greece is 1.10× the size of Louisiana
Greece (Europe) covers about 131,000 km² (50,700 mi²) and Louisiana (state of the United States) about 120,000 km² (46,200 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 131,000km²Greece
- 120,000km²Louisiana
200 km
- Greece
- Louisiana
What fits
- Louisiana is 91% of the size of Greece.
- Greece is larger by 11,800 km² (4,560 mi²), which is 9.9% of the area of Louisiana.
- Measured in Belgiums: Greece is about 4.28, Louisiana about 3.90.
How they differ
- Greece also has the larger population: 10.5 million against 4.7 million, 2.25× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 80 in Greece against 39 in Louisiana: Greece is 2.05× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,730 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Greece at 39°N is drawn about 1.7× too large and Louisiana at 31°N about 1.4×, so the map shows Greece as 1.34× the size of Louisiana instead of 1.10×.
- Together Greece and Louisiana cover 251,000 km², close to the size of Ecuador (255,000 km², 1.6% bigger).
- The gap between them, 11,800 km², is about the size of Falkland Islands (11,600 km²).
- At Louisiana's density, Greece would have 5.1 million people (it has 10.5 million). At Greece's density, Louisiana would have 9.5 million (it has 4.7 million).
- Greece's centre is 8.0° of latitude, about 880 km, farther north than Louisiana's.
- Greece ranks 98th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Louisiana is the 32nd largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.3% of its area; it is the 26th most densely populated of them.
- Greece lies about 8° of latitude (roughly 884 km) north of Louisiana.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Greece would have about 12,530 m² and each person in Louisiana about 25,670 m².
- Laid side by side, Greece and Louisiana would cover 251,000 km², about the same size as Ecuador.
- Together they have 15.1 million people, about as many people as Zimbabwe.
- Counted as a country, Louisiana would rank 101st by area and 128th by population.
Side by side
| Greece | Louisiana | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 131,000 km²50,700 mi² | 120,000 km²46,200 mi² |
| Official area | 132,000 km²Wikidata | 135,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 97th of 239worldwide | 32nd of 51in the United States |
| Population | 10.5 millionWikidata, 2021 | 4.7 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 88th of 237worldwide | 25th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 80 per km² | 39 per km² |
| Capital | Athens | Baton Rouge |
| Latitude range | 35°N to 42°N | 29°N to 33°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 132,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 131,000 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 120,000 km² is 12% below Wikidata's official figure of 135,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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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