Iowa is 1.11× the size of Greece
Iowa (state of the United States) covers about 145,000 km² (56,200 mi²) and Greece (Europe) about 131,000 km² (50,700 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 145,000km²Iowa
- 131,000km²Greece
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- Iowa
- Greece
What fits
- Greece is 90% of the size of Iowa.
- Iowa is larger by 14,100 km² (5,440 mi²), which is 11% of the area of Greece.
- Measured in Belgiums: Iowa is about 4.74, Greece about 4.28.
How they differ
- Iowa is larger, but Greece has the larger population: 10.5 million against 3.2 million, 3.29× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 80 in Greece against 22 in Iowa: Greece is 3.64× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,950 km apart.
- Together Iowa and Greece cover 277,000 km², close to the size of Burkina Faso (273,000 km², 1.5% smaller).
- The gap between them, 14,100 km², is about the size of Montenegro (13,700 km²).
- At Greece's density, Iowa would have 11.6 million people (it has 3.2 million). At Iowa's density, Greece would have 2.9 million (it has 10.5 million).
- Iowa's centre is 3.1° of latitude, about 340 km, farther north than Greece's.
- Iowa is the 26th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.5% of its area; it is the 35th most densely populated of them.
- Greece ranks 98th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Iowa lies about 3° of latitude (roughly 340 km) north of Greece.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Iowa would have about 45,590 m² and each person in Greece about 12,530 m².
- Laid side by side, Iowa and Greece would cover 277,000 km², about the same size as Burkina Faso.
- Together they have 13.7 million people, about as many people as Burundi.
- Counted as a country, Iowa would rank 94th by area and 137th by population.
Side by side
| Iowa | Greece | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 145,000 km²56,200 mi² | 131,000 km²50,700 mi² |
| Official area | 146,000 km²Wikidata | 132,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 26th of 51in the United States | 97th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 3.2 millionWikidata, 2020 | 10.5 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 31st of 51in the United States | 88th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 22 per km² | 80 per km² |
| Capital | Des Moines | Athens |
| Latitude range | 40°N to 44°N | 35°N to 42°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2021. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 146,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 145,000 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