Illinois is 1.14× the size of Greece
Illinois (state of the United States) covers about 150,000 km² (58,000 mi²) and Greece (Europe) about 131,000 km² (50,700 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 150,000km²Illinois
- 131,000km²Greece
200 km
- Illinois
- Greece
What fits
- Greece is 87% of the size of Illinois.
- Illinois is larger by 18,800 km² (7,260 mi²), which is 14% of the area of Greece.
- Measured in Belgiums: Illinois is about 4.90, Greece about 4.28.
How they differ
- Illinois also has the larger population: 12.8 million against 10.5 million, 1.22× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 85 in Illinois against 80 in Greece: Illinois is 1.07× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,840 km apart.
- Together Illinois and Greece cover 282,000 km², close to the size of Burkina Faso (273,000 km², 3.1% smaller).
- The gap between them, 18,800 km², is about the size of Fiji (18,900 km²).
- At Greece's density, Illinois would have 12.0 million people (it has 12.8 million). At Illinois's density, Greece would have 11.2 million (it has 10.5 million).
- Illinois's centre is 1.1° of latitude, about 120 km, farther north than Greece's.
- Illinois is the 24th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.6% of its area; it is the 14th most densely populated of them.
- Greece ranks 98th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Both lie at about the same latitude, 40°N and 39°N.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Illinois would have about 11,720 m² and each person in Greece about 12,530 m².
- Laid side by side, Illinois and Greece would cover 282,000 km², 1.03× the size of Burkina Faso.
- Together they have 23.3 million people, about as many people as Burkina Faso.
- Counted as a country, Illinois would rank 93rd by area and 78th by population.
Side by side
| Illinois | Greece | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 150,000 km²58,000 mi² | 131,000 km²50,700 mi² |
| Official area | 150,000 km²Wikidata | 132,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 24th of 51in the United States | 97th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 12.8 millionWikidata, 2020 | 10.5 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 6th of 51in the United States | 88th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 85 per km² | 80 per km² |
| Capital | Springfield | Athens |
| Latitude range | 37°N to 43°N | 35°N to 42°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2021. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 150,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 150,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 132,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 131,000 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