Portugal is 1.14× the size of South Carolina
Portugal (Europe) covers about 91,400 km² (35,300 mi²) and South Carolina (state of the United States) about 80,200 km² (31,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 91,400km²Portugal
- 80,200km²South Carolina
500 km
- Portugal
- South Carolina
What fits
- South Carolina is 88% of the size of Portugal.
- Portugal is larger by 11,200 km² (4,330 mi²), which is 14% of the area of South Carolina.
- Measured in Belgiums: Portugal is about 2.98, South Carolina about 2.61.
How they differ
- Portugal also has the larger population: 10.3 million against 5.1 million, 2.02× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 113 in Portugal against 64 in South Carolina: Portugal is 1.77× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,290 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Portugal at 40°N is drawn about 1.7× too large and South Carolina at 34°N about 1.5×, so the map shows Portugal as 1.32× the size of South Carolina instead of 1.14×.
- Together Portugal and South Carolina cover 172,000 km², close to the size of Somaliland (167,000 km², 2.4% smaller).
- The gap between them, 11,200 km², is about the size of Qatar (11,200 km²).
- At South Carolina's density, Portugal would have 5.8 million people (it has 10.3 million). At Portugal's density, South Carolina would have 9.1 million (it has 5.1 million).
- Portugal's centre is 5.7° of latitude, about 630 km, farther north than South Carolina's.
- Portugal ranks 112th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- South Carolina is the 40th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 0.8% of its area; it is the 19th most densely populated of them.
- Portugal lies about 6° of latitude (roughly 633 km) north of South Carolina.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Portugal would have about 8,830 m² and each person in South Carolina about 15,660 m².
- Laid side by side, Portugal and South Carolina would cover 172,000 km², 97% of the size of Uruguay.
- Together they have 15.5 million people, about as many people as Zimbabwe.
- Counted as a country, South Carolina would rank 116th by area and 125th by population.
Side by side
| Portugal | South Carolina | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 91,400 km²35,300 mi² | 80,200 km²31,000 mi² |
| Official area | 92,200 km²Wikidata | 82,900 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 111th of 239worldwide | 40th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 10.3 millionWikidata, 2021 | 5.1 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 90th of 237worldwide | 23rd of 51in the United States |
| Density | 113 per km² | 64 per km² |
| Capital | Lisbon | Columbia |
| Latitude range | 30°N to 42°N | 32°N to 35°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 92,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 91,400 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 80,200 km² is 3.3% below Wikidata's official figure of 82,900 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
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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