North Carolina is 1.40× the size of Portugal
North Carolina (state of the United States) covers about 128,000 km² (49,300 mi²) and Portugal (Europe) about 91,400 km² (35,300 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 128,000km²North Carolina
- 91,400km²Portugal
500 km
- North Carolina
- Portugal
What fits
- Portugal is 72% of the size of North Carolina.
- North Carolina is larger by 36,300 km² (14,000 mi²), which is 40% of the area of Portugal.
- Measured in Belgiums: North Carolina is about 4.16, Portugal about 2.98.
How they differ
- North Carolina also has the larger population: 10.4 million against 10.3 million, 1.01× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 113 in Portugal against 82 in North Carolina: Portugal is 1.38× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,090 km apart.
- Together North Carolina and Portugal cover 219,000 km², close to the size of Guyana (211,000 km², 3.6% smaller).
- The gap between them, 36,300 km², is about the size of Taiwan (36,200 km²).
- At Portugal's density, North Carolina would have 14.5 million people (it has 10.4 million). At North Carolina's density, Portugal would have 7.5 million (it has 10.3 million).
- Portugal's centre is 4.0° of latitude, about 450 km, farther north than North Carolina's.
- North Carolina is the 30th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.3% of its area; it is the 16th most densely populated of them.
- Portugal ranks 112th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Portugal lies about 4° of latitude (roughly 450 km) north of North Carolina.
- Shared out evenly, each person in North Carolina would have about 12,230 m² and each person in Portugal about 8,830 m².
- Laid side by side, North Carolina and Portugal would cover 219,000 km², 1.04× the size of Guyana.
- Together they have 20.8 million people, 97% as many people as Sri Lanka.
- Counted as a country, North Carolina would rank 99th by area and 89th by population.
Side by side
| North Carolina | Portugal | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 128,000 km²49,300 mi² | 91,400 km²35,300 mi² |
| Official area | 139,000 km²Wikidata | 92,200 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 30th of 51in the United States | 111th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 10.4 millionWikidata, 2020 | 10.3 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 9th of 51in the United States | 90th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 82 per km² | 113 per km² |
| Capital | Raleigh | Lisbon |
| Latitude range | 34°N to 37°N | 30°N to 42°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2021. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 128,000 km² is 8.4% below Wikidata's official figure of 139,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
- Wikidata's official figure of 92,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 91,400 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