Odisha is 1.07× the size of Iowa
Odisha (state of India) covers about 155,000 km² (59,900 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.
- 155,000km²Odisha
- 145,000km²Iowa
200 km
- Odisha
- Iowa
What fits
- Iowa is 94% of the size of Odisha.
- Odisha is larger by 9,740 km² (3,760 mi²), which is 6.7% of the area of Iowa.
- Measured in Belgiums: Odisha is about 5.06, Iowa about 4.74.
How they differ
- Odisha also has the larger population: 42.0 million against 3.2 million, 13.2× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 270 in Odisha against 22 in Iowa: Odisha is 12.3× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 13,100 km apart.
- On a standard web map Iowa looks larger than Odisha: Odisha at 21°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Iowa at 42°N about 1.8×, so the map shows Iowa as 1.49× the size of Odisha, when Odisha is 1.07× the size of Iowa.
- Together Odisha and Iowa cover 301,000 km², close to the size of Italy (301,000 km², 0.2% bigger).
- The gap between them, 9,740 km², is about the size of Lebanon (10,000 km²).
- At Iowa's density, Odisha would have 3.4 million people (it has 42.0 million). At Odisha's density, Iowa would have 39.3 million (it has 3.2 million).
- Iowa's centre is 21.6° of latitude, about 2,400 km, farther north than Odisha's.
- Odisha is the 8th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 4.9% of its area; it is the 23rd most densely populated of them.
- 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 22° of latitude (roughly 2,400 km) north of Odisha.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Odisha would have about 3,700 m² and each person in Iowa about 45,590 m².
- Laid side by side, Odisha and Iowa would cover 301,000 km², about the same size as Italy.
- Together they have 45.2 million people, about as many people as Algeria.
Side by side
| Odisha | Iowa | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 155,000 km²59,900 mi² | 145,000 km²56,200 mi² |
| Official area | 156,000 km²Wikidata | 146,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 8th of 36in India | 26th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 42.0 millionWikidata, 2011 | 3.2 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 11th of 36in India | 31st of 51in the United States |
| Density | 270 per km² | 22 per km² |
| Capital | Bhubaneswar | Des Moines |
| Latitude range | 18°N to 23°N | 40°N to 44°N |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 156,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 155,000 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
- 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