South Carolina is 1.09× the size of Chiapas
South Carolina (state of the United States) covers about 80,200 km² (31,000 mi²) and Chiapas (state of Mexico) about 73,400 km² (28,300 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 80,200km²South Carolina
- 73,400km²Chiapas
100 km
- South Carolina
- Chiapas
What fits
- Chiapas is 92% of the size of South Carolina.
- South Carolina is larger by 6,780 km² (2,620 mi²), which is 9.2% of the area of Chiapas.
- Measured in Belgiums: South Carolina is about 2.61, Chiapas about 2.39.
How they differ
- South Carolina is larger, but Chiapas has the larger population: 5.2 million against 5.1 million, 1.02× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 71 in Chiapas against 64 in South Carolina: Chiapas is 1.11× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,260 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: South Carolina at 34°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Chiapas at 16°N about 1.1×, so the map shows South Carolina as 1.46× the size of Chiapas instead of 1.09×.
- Together South Carolina and Chiapas cover 154,000 km², close to the size of Tunisia (157,000 km², 2.0% bigger).
- The gap between them, 6,780 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
- At Chiapas's density, South Carolina would have 5.7 million people (it has 5.1 million). At South Carolina's density, Chiapas would have 4.7 million (it has 5.2 million).
- South Carolina's centre is 17.4° of latitude, about 1,940 km, farther north than Chiapas'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.
- Chiapas is the 9th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 3.7% of its area; it is the 16th most densely populated of them.
- South Carolina lies about 17° of latitude (roughly 1,940 km) north of Chiapas.
- Shared out evenly, each person in South Carolina would have about 15,660 m² and each person in Chiapas about 14,060 m².
- Laid side by side, South Carolina and Chiapas would cover 154,000 km², about the same size as Tunisia.
- Together they have 10.3 million people, about as many people as Portugal.
Side by side
| South Carolina | Chiapas | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 80,200 km²31,000 mi² | 73,400 km²28,300 mi² |
| Official area | 82,900 km²Wikidata | 73,300 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 40th of 51in the United States | 9th of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 5.1 millionWikidata, 2020 | 5.2 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 23rd of 51in the United States | 7th of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 64 per km² | 71 per km² |
| Capital | Columbia | Tuxtla Gutiérrez |
| Latitude range | 32°N to 35°N | 15°N to 18°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2015. 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 73,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 73,400 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