Nepal is 1.01× the size of Iowa
Nepal (Asia) covers about 147,000 km² (56,800 mi²) and Iowa (state of the United States) about 145,000 km² (56,200 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 147,000km²Nepal
- 145,000km²Iowa
200 km
- Nepal
- Iowa
What fits
- Iowa is 99% of the size of Nepal.
- Nepal is larger by 1,660 km² (640 mi²), which is 1.1% of the area of Iowa.
- Measured in Belgiums: Nepal is about 4.80, Iowa about 4.74.
How they differ
- Nepal also has the larger population: 29.2 million against 3.2 million, 9.14× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 198 in Nepal against 22 in Iowa: Nepal is 9.04× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 12,200 km apart.
- On a standard web map Iowa looks larger than Nepal: Nepal at 28°N is drawn about 1.3× too large and Iowa at 42°N about 1.8×, so the map shows Iowa as 1.39× the size of Nepal, when Nepal is 1.01× the size of Iowa.
- Together Nepal and Iowa cover 293,000 km², close to the size of Philippines (293,000 km², 0.3% bigger).
- The gap between them, 1,660 km², is about the size of Comoros (1,670 km²).
- At Iowa's density, Nepal would have 3.2 million people (it has 29.2 million). At Nepal's density, Iowa would have 28.8 million (it has 3.2 million).
- Iowa's centre is 13.8° of latitude, about 1,540 km, farther north than Nepal's.
- Nepal ranks 94th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- 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.
- Iowa lies about 14° of latitude (roughly 1,540 km) north of Nepal.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Nepal would have about 5,040 m² and each person in Iowa about 45,590 m².
- Laid side by side, Nepal and Iowa would cover 293,000 km², about the same size as the Philippines.
- Together they have 32.4 million people, about as many people as Madagascar.
- Counted as a country, Iowa would rank 94th by area and 137th by population.
Side by side
| Nepal | Iowa | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAsia | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 147,000 km²56,800 mi² | 145,000 km²56,200 mi² |
| Official area | 147,000 km²Wikidata | 146,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 93rd of 239worldwide | 26th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 29.2 millionWikidata, 2021 | 3.2 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 51st of 237worldwide | 31st of 51in the United States |
| Density | 198 per km² | 22 per km² |
| Capital | Kathmandu | Des Moines |
| Latitude range | 26°N to 30°N | 40°N to 44°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 147,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 147,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 146,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 145,000 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