Greece is 1.03× the size of North Carolina
Greece (Europe) covers about 131,000 km² (50,700 mi²) and North Carolina (state of the United States) about 128,000 km² (49,300 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 131,000km²Greece
- 128,000km²North Carolina
200 km
- Greece
- North Carolina
What fits
- North Carolina is 97% of the size of Greece.
- Greece is larger by 3,690 km² (1,430 mi²), which is 2.9% of the area of North Carolina.
- Measured in Belgiums: Greece is about 4.28, North Carolina about 4.16.
How they differ
- Greece also has the larger population: 10.5 million against 10.4 million, 1.00× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 82 in North Carolina against 80 in Greece: North Carolina is 1.02× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,520 km apart.
- Together Greece and North Carolina cover 259,000 km², close to the size of Gabon (260,000 km², 0.4% bigger).
- The gap between them, 3,690 km², is about the size of Cape Verde (3,930 km²).
- At North Carolina's density, Greece would have 10.7 million people (it has 10.5 million). At Greece's density, North Carolina would have 10.2 million (it has 10.4 million).
- Greece's centre is 3.5° of latitude, about 390 km, farther north than North Carolina's.
- Greece ranks 98th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- North Carolina is the 30th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.3% of its area; it is the 16th most densely populated of them.
- Greece lies about 3° of latitude (roughly 385 km) north of North Carolina.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Greece would have about 12,530 m² and each person in North Carolina about 12,230 m².
- Laid side by side, Greece and North Carolina would cover 259,000 km², about the same size as Gabon.
- Together they have 20.9 million people, about as many people as Sri Lanka.
- Counted as a country, North Carolina would rank 99th by area and 89th by population.
Side by side
| Greece | North Carolina | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 131,000 km²50,700 mi² | 128,000 km²49,300 mi² |
| Official area | 132,000 km²Wikidata | 139,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 97th of 239worldwide | 30th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 10.5 millionWikidata, 2021 | 10.4 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 88th of 237worldwide | 9th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 80 per km² | 82 per km² |
| Capital | Athens | Raleigh |
| Latitude range | 35°N to 42°N | 34°N to 37°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 128,000 km² is 8.4% below Wikidata's official figure of 139,000 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