Idaho is 1.02× the size of Guyana
Idaho (state of the United States) covers about 216,000 km² (83,500 mi²) and Guyana (South America) about 211,000 km² (81,600 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 216,000km²Idaho
- 211,000km²Guyana
100 km
- Idaho
- Guyana
What fits
- Guyana is 98% of the size of Idaho.
- Idaho is larger by 5,040 km² (1,950 mi²), which is 2.4% of the area of Guyana.
- Measured in Belgiums: Idaho is about 7.05, Guyana about 6.89.
How they differ
- Idaho also has the larger population: 1.8 million against 879,000, 2.09× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 8.5 in Idaho against 4.2 in Guyana: Idaho is 2.04× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,960 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Idaho at 44°N is drawn about 2.0× too large and Guyana at 5°N about 1.0×, so the map shows Idaho as 1.99× the size of Guyana instead of 1.02×.
- Together Idaho and Guyana cover 427,000 km², close to the size of Iraq (437,000 km², 2.3% bigger).
- The gap between them, 5,040 km², is about the size of Trinidad and Tobago (5,120 km²).
- At Guyana's density, Idaho would have 900,000 people (it has 1.8 million). At Idaho's density, Guyana would have 1.8 million (it has 879,000).
- Idaho's centre is 39.6° of latitude, about 4,400 km, farther north than Guyana's.
- Idaho is the 14th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 2.3% of its area; it is the 45th most densely populated of them.
- Guyana ranks 85th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Idaho lies about 40° of latitude (roughly 4,400 km) north of Guyana.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Idaho would have about 117,590 m² and each person in Guyana about 240,380 m².
- Laid side by side, Idaho and Guyana would cover 427,000 km², about the same size as Iraq.
- Together they have 2.7 million people, about as many people as Jamaica.
- Counted as a country, Idaho would rank 84th by area and 152nd by population.
Side by side
| Idaho | Guyana | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountrySouth America |
| Area, measured | 216,000 km²83,500 mi² | 211,000 km²81,600 mi² |
| Official area | 217,000 km²Wikidata | 215,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 14th of 51in the United States | 84th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 1.8 millionWikidata, 2020 | 879,000Wikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 38th of 51in the United States | 164th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 8.5 per km² | 4.2 per km² |
| Capital | Boise | Georgetown |
| Latitude range | 42°N to 49°N | 1°N to 9°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 217,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 216,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 215,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 211,000 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