Illinois is 1.03× the size of Suriname
Illinois (state of the United States) covers about 150,000 km² (58,000 mi²) and Suriname (South America) about 145,000 km² (56,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 150,000km²Illinois
- 145,000km²Suriname
100 km
- Illinois
- Suriname
What fits
- Suriname is 97% of the size of Illinois.
- Illinois is larger by 5,030 km² (1,940 mi²), which is 3.5% of the area of Suriname.
- Measured in Belgiums: Illinois is about 4.90, Suriname about 4.73.
How they differ
- Illinois also has the larger population: 12.8 million against 563,000, 22.7× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 85 in Illinois against 3.9 in Suriname: Illinois is 22.0× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,200 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Illinois at 40°N is drawn about 1.7× too large and Suriname at 4°N about 1.0×, so the map shows Illinois as 1.76× the size of Suriname instead of 1.03×.
- Together Illinois and Suriname cover 295,000 km², close to the size of Philippines (293,000 km², 0.7% smaller).
- The gap between them, 5,030 km², is about the size of Trinidad and Tobago (5,120 km²).
- At Suriname's density, Illinois would have 583,000 people (it has 12.8 million). At Illinois's density, Suriname would have 12.4 million (it has 563,000).
- Illinois's centre is 36.0° of latitude, about 4,000 km, farther north than Suriname'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.
- Suriname ranks 95th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Illinois lies about 36° of latitude (roughly 4,000 km) north of Suriname.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Illinois would have about 11,720 m² and each person in Suriname about 257,580 m².
- Laid side by side, Illinois and Suriname would cover 295,000 km², about the same size as the Philippines.
- Together they have 13.4 million people, about as many people as Burundi.
- Counted as a country, Illinois would rank 93rd by area and 78th by population.
Side by side
| Illinois | Suriname | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountrySouth America |
| Area, measured | 150,000 km²58,000 mi² | 145,000 km²56,000 mi² |
| Official area | 150,000 km²Wikidata | 163,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 24th of 51in the United States | 94th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 12.8 millionWikidata, 2020 | 563,000Wikidata, 2017 |
| Rank by population | 6th of 51in the United States | 170th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 85 per km² | 3.9 per km² |
| Capital | Springfield | Paramaribo |
| Latitude range | 37°N to 43°N | 2°N to 6°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2017. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 150,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 150,000 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 145,000 km² is 11% below Wikidata's official figure of 163,000 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