Ohio is 1.19× the size of Pernambuco
Ohio (state of the United States) covers about 116,000 km² (44,800 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.
- 116,000km²Ohio
- 97,600km²Pernambuco
200 km
- Ohio
- Pernambuco
What fits
- Pernambuco is 84% of the size of Ohio.
- Ohio is larger by 18,400 km² (7,110 mi²), which is 19% of the area of Pernambuco.
- Measured in Belgiums: Ohio is about 3.78, Pernambuco about 3.18.
How they differ
- Ohio also has the larger population: 11.8 million against 9.1 million, 1.30× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 102 in Ohio against 93 in Pernambuco: Ohio is 1.10× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,100 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Ohio at 40°N is drawn about 1.7× too large and Pernambuco at 8°S about 1.0×, so the map shows Ohio as 2.01× the size of Pernambuco instead of 1.19×.
- Together Ohio and Pernambuco cover 214,000 km², close to the size of Guyana (211,000 km², 1.2% smaller).
- The gap between them, 18,400 km², is about the size of Fiji (18,900 km²).
- At Pernambuco's density, Ohio would have 10.8 million people (it has 11.8 million). At Ohio's density, Pernambuco would have 9.9 million (it has 9.1 million).
- Ohio's centre is 48.7° of latitude, about 5,420 km, farther north than Pernambuco's.
- Ohio is the 34th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.2% of its area; it is the 11th 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.
- Ohio lies about 49° of latitude (roughly 5,420 km) north of Pernambuco, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Ohio would have about 9,830 m² and each person in Pernambuco about 10,780 m².
- Laid side by side, Ohio and Pernambuco would cover 214,000 km², about the same size as Guyana.
- Together they have 20.9 million people, about as many people as Sri Lanka.
Side by side
| Ohio | Pernambuco | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | StateBrazil |
| Area, measured | 116,000 km²44,800 mi² | 97,600 km²37,700 mi² |
| Official area | 116,000 km²Wikidata | 98,900 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 34th of 51in the United States | 19th of 27in Brazil |
| Population | 11.8 millionWikidata, 2020 | 9.1 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 7th of 51in the United States | 7th of 27in Brazil |
| Density | 102 per km² | 93 per km² |
| Capital | Columbus | Recife |
| Latitude range | 38°N to 42°N | 9°S to 7°S |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 116,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 116,000 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