South Carolina is 1.01× the size of Assam
South Carolina (state of the United States) covers about 80,200 km² (31,000 mi²) and Assam (state of India) about 79,500 km² (30,700 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 80,200km²South Carolina
- 79,500km²Assam
200 km
- South Carolina
- Assam
What fits
- Assam is 99% of the size of South Carolina.
- South Carolina is larger by 634 km² (245 mi²), which is 0.8% of the area of Assam.
- Measured in Belgiums: South Carolina is about 2.61, Assam about 2.59.
How they differ
- South Carolina is larger, but Assam has the larger population: 31.2 million against 5.1 million, 6.10× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 392 in Assam against 64 in South Carolina: Assam is 6.15× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 13,300 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: South Carolina at 34°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Assam at 26°N about 1.2×, so the map shows South Carolina as 1.18× the size of Assam instead of 1.01×.
- Together South Carolina and Assam cover 160,000 km², close to the size of Tunisia (157,000 km², 1.9% smaller).
- At Assam's density, South Carolina would have 31.5 million people (it has 5.1 million). At South Carolina's density, Assam would have 5.1 million (it has 31.2 million).
- South Carolina's centre is 7.6° of latitude, about 840 km, farther north than Assam's.
- 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.
- Assam is the 15th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 2.5% of its area; it is the 15th most densely populated of them.
- South Carolina lies about 8° of latitude (roughly 840 km) north of Assam.
- Shared out evenly, each person in South Carolina would have about 15,660 m² and each person in Assam about 2,550 m².
- Laid side by side, South Carolina and Assam would cover 160,000 km², about the same size as Tunisia.
- Together they have 36.3 million people, about as many people as Angola.
Side by side
| South Carolina | Assam | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 80,200 km²31,000 mi² | 79,500 km²30,700 mi² |
| Official area | 82,900 km²Wikidata | 78,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 40th of 51in the United States | 15th of 36in India |
| Population | 5.1 millionWikidata, 2020 | 31.2 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 23rd of 51in the United States | 15th of 36in India |
| Density | 64 per km² | 392 per km² |
| Capital | Columbia | Dispur |
| Latitude range | 32°N to 35°N | 24°N to 28°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2011. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- 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.
- Wikidata's official figure of 78,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 79,500 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