Greece is 1.10× the size of Pennsylvania
Greece (Europe) covers about 131,000 km² (50,700 mi²) and Pennsylvania (state of the United States) about 119,000 km² (46,100 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 131,000km²Greece
- 119,000km²Pennsylvania
200 km
- Greece
- Pennsylvania
What fits
- Pennsylvania is 91% of the size of Greece.
- Greece is larger by 12,000 km² (4,630 mi²), which is 10% of the area of Pennsylvania.
- Measured in Belgiums: Greece is about 4.28, Pennsylvania about 3.89.
How they differ
- Greece is larger, but Pennsylvania has the larger population: 13.0 million against 10.5 million, 1.24× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 109 in Pennsylvania against 80 in Greece: Pennsylvania is 1.37× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,050 km apart.
- Together Greece and Pennsylvania cover 251,000 km², close to the size of Ecuador (255,000 km², 1.7% bigger).
- The gap between them, 12,000 km², is about the size of Vanuatu (12,300 km²).
- At Pennsylvania's density, Greece would have 14.3 million people (it has 10.5 million). At Greece's density, Pennsylvania would have 9.5 million (it has 13.0 million).
- Pennsylvania's centre is 1.9° of latitude, about 210 km, farther north than Greece's.
- Greece ranks 98th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Pennsylvania is the 33rd largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.3% of its area; it is the 10th most densely populated of them.
- Both lie at about the same latitude, 39°N and 41°N.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Greece would have about 12,530 m² and each person in Pennsylvania about 9,180 m².
- Laid side by side, Greece and Pennsylvania would cover 251,000 km², about the same size as Ecuador.
- Together they have 23.5 million people, about as many people as Syria.
- Counted as a country, Pennsylvania would rank 102nd by area and 78th by population.
Side by side
| Greece | Pennsylvania | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 131,000 km²50,700 mi² | 119,000 km²46,100 mi² |
| Official area | 132,000 km²Wikidata | 119,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 97th of 239worldwide | 33rd of 51in the United States |
| Population | 10.5 millionWikidata, 2021 | 13.0 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 88th of 237worldwide | 5th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 80 per km² | 109 per km² |
| Capital | Athens | Harrisburg |
| Latitude range | 35°N to 42°N | 40°N to 43°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%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 119,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 119,000 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