Illinois is 1.02× the size of Nepal
Illinois (state of the United States) covers about 150,000 km² (58,000 mi²) and Nepal (Asia) about 147,000 km² (56,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 150,000km²Illinois
- 147,000km²Nepal
200 km
- Illinois
- Nepal
What fits
- Nepal is 98% of the size of Illinois.
- Illinois is larger by 3,050 km² (1,180 mi²), which is 2.1% of the area of Nepal.
- Measured in Belgiums: Illinois is about 4.90, Nepal about 4.80.
How they differ
- Illinois is larger, but Nepal has the larger population: 29.2 million against 12.8 million, 2.28× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 198 in Nepal against 85 in Illinois: Nepal is 2.32× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 12,400 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Illinois at 40°N is drawn about 1.7× too large and Nepal at 28°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Illinois as 1.35× the size of Nepal instead of 1.02×.
- Together Illinois and Nepal cover 297,000 km², close to the size of Italy (301,000 km², 1.3% bigger).
- The gap between them, 3,050 km², is about the size of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (3,320 km²).
- At Nepal's density, Illinois would have 29.8 million people (it has 12.8 million). At Illinois's density, Nepal would have 12.6 million (it has 29.2 million).
- Illinois's centre is 11.8° of latitude, about 1,320 km, farther north than Nepal'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.
- Nepal ranks 94th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Illinois lies about 12° of latitude (roughly 1,320 km) north of Nepal.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Illinois would have about 11,720 m² and each person in Nepal about 5,040 m².
- Laid side by side, Illinois and Nepal would cover 297,000 km², about the same size as Italy.
- Together they have 42.0 million people, about as many people as Afghanistan.
- Counted as a country, Illinois would rank 93rd by area and 78th by population.
Side by side
| Illinois | Nepal | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountryAsia |
| Area, measured | 150,000 km²58,000 mi² | 147,000 km²56,800 mi² |
| Official area | 150,000 km²Wikidata | 147,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 24th of 51in the United States | 93rd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 12.8 millionWikidata, 2020 | 29.2 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 6th of 51in the United States | 51st of 237worldwide |
| Density | 85 per km² | 198 per km² |
| Capital | Springfield | Kathmandu |
| Latitude range | 37°N to 43°N | 26°N to 30°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 147,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 147,000 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