Nebraska is 1.02× the size of Senegal
Nebraska (state of the United States) covers about 201,000 km² (77,600 mi²) and Senegal (Africa) about 196,000 km² (75,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 201,000km²Nebraska
- 196,000km²Senegal
200 km
- Nebraska
- Senegal
What fits
- Senegal is 98% of the size of Nebraska.
- Nebraska is larger by 4,740 km² (1,830 mi²), which is 2.4% of the area of Senegal.
- Measured in Belgiums: Nebraska is about 6.55, Senegal about 6.40.
How they differ
- Nebraska is larger, but Senegal has the larger population: 16.9 million against 2.0 million, 8.60× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 86 in Senegal against 9.8 in Nebraska: Senegal is 8.81× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,570 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Nebraska at 42°N is drawn about 1.8× too large and Senegal at 14°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Nebraska as 1.72× the size of Senegal instead of 1.02×.
- Together Nebraska and Senegal cover 397,000 km², close to the size of Paraguay (400,000 km², 0.7% bigger).
- The gap between them, 4,740 km², is about the size of Trinidad and Tobago (5,120 km²).
- At Senegal's density, Nebraska would have 17.3 million people (it has 2.0 million). At Nebraska's density, Senegal would have 1.9 million (it has 16.9 million).
- Nebraska's centre is 27.2° of latitude, about 3,020 km, farther north than Senegal's.
- Nebraska is the 16th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 2.1% of its area; it is the 44th most densely populated of them.
- Senegal ranks 88th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Nebraska lies about 27° of latitude (roughly 3,020 km) north of Senegal.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Nebraska would have about 102,460 m² and each person in Senegal about 11,630 m².
- Laid side by side, Nebraska and Senegal would cover 397,000 km², about the same size as Paraguay.
- Together they have 18.8 million people, about as many people as Romania.
- Counted as a country, Nebraska would rank 86th by area and 149th by population.
Side by side
| Nebraska | Senegal | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountryAfrica |
| Area, measured | 201,000 km²77,600 mi² | 196,000 km²75,800 mi² |
| Official area | 201,000 km²Wikidata | 197,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 16th of 51in the United States | 87th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 2.0 millionWikidata, 2020 | 16.9 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 37th of 51in the United States | 73rd of 237worldwide |
| Density | 9.8 per km² | 86 per km² |
| Capital | Lincoln | Dakar |
| Latitude range | 40°N to 43°N | 12°N to 17°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2021. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 201,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 201,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 197,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 196,000 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