Kentucky is 1.07× the size of Pernambuco
Kentucky (state of the United States) covers about 105,000 km² (40,400 mi²) and Pernambuco (state of Brazil) about 97,600 km² (37,700 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 105,000km²Kentucky
- 97,600km²Pernambuco
200 km
- Kentucky
- Pernambuco
What fits
- Pernambuco is 93% of the size of Kentucky.
- Kentucky is larger by 6,950 km² (2,680 mi²), which is 7.1% of the area of Pernambuco.
- Measured in Belgiums: Kentucky is about 3.41, Pernambuco about 3.18.
How they differ
- Kentucky is larger, but Pernambuco has the larger population: 9.1 million against 4.5 million, 2.01× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 93 in Pernambuco against 43 in Kentucky: Pernambuco is 2.15× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,080 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Kentucky at 38°N is drawn about 1.6× too large and Pernambuco at 8°S about 1.0×, so the map shows Kentucky as 1.67× the size of Pernambuco instead of 1.07×.
- Together Kentucky and Pernambuco cover 202,000 km², close to the size of Kyrgyzstan (199,000 km², 1.6% smaller).
- The gap between them, 6,950 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
- At Pernambuco's density, Kentucky would have 9.7 million people (it has 4.5 million). At Kentucky's density, Pernambuco would have 4.2 million (it has 9.1 million).
- Kentucky's centre is 45.9° of latitude, about 5,100 km, farther north than Pernambuco's.
- Kentucky is the 36th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.1% of its area; it is the 23rd most densely populated of them.
- Pernambuco is the 19th largest of the 27 states and districts of Brazil and covers 1.2% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
- Kentucky lies about 46° of latitude (roughly 5,100 km) north of Pernambuco, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Kentucky would have about 23,210 m² and each person in Pernambuco about 10,780 m².
- Laid side by side, Kentucky and Pernambuco would cover 202,000 km², about the same size as Kyrgyzstan.
- Together they have 13.6 million people, about as many people as Burundi.
Side by side
| Kentucky | Pernambuco | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | StateBrazil |
| Area, measured | 105,000 km²40,400 mi² | 97,600 km²37,700 mi² |
| Official area | 105,000 km²Wikidata | 98,900 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 36th of 51in the United States | 19th of 27in Brazil |
| Population | 4.5 millionWikidata, 2020 | 9.1 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 26th of 51in the United States | 7th of 27in Brazil |
| Density | 43 per km² | 93 per km² |
| Capital | Frankfort | Recife |
| Latitude range | 36°N to 39°N | 9°S to 7°S |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 105,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 105,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 98,900 km² agrees with our measured area of 97,600 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, 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