South Carolina is 1.15× the size of Ireland
South Carolina (state of the United States) covers about 80,200 km² (31,000 mi²) and Ireland (Europe) about 69,400 km² (26,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 80,200km²South Carolina
- 69,400km²Ireland
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- South Carolina
- Ireland
What fits
- Ireland is 87% of the size of South Carolina.
- South Carolina is larger by 10,700 km² (4,140 mi²), which is 15% of the area of Ireland.
- Measured in Belgiums: South Carolina is about 2.61, Ireland about 2.26.
How they differ
- South Carolina is larger, but Ireland has the larger population: 5.1 million against 5.1 million, 1.01× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 74 in Ireland against 64 in South Carolina: Ireland is 1.16× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,950 km apart.
- On a standard web map Ireland looks larger than South Carolina: South Carolina at 34°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Ireland at 53°N about 2.8×, so the map shows Ireland as 1.66× the size of South Carolina, when South Carolina is 1.15× the size of Ireland.
- Together South Carolina and Ireland cover 150,000 km², close to the size of Nepal (147,000 km², 1.7% smaller).
- The gap between them, 10,700 km², is about the size of Kosovo (10,900 km²).
- At Ireland's density, South Carolina would have 5.9 million people (it has 5.1 million). At South Carolina's density, Ireland would have 4.4 million (it has 5.1 million).
- Ireland's centre is 19.2° of latitude, about 2,140 km, farther north than South Carolina'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.
- Ireland ranks 123rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Ireland lies about 19° of latitude (roughly 2,140 km) north of South Carolina.
- Shared out evenly, each person in South Carolina would have about 15,660 m² and each person in Ireland about 13,490 m².
- Laid side by side, South Carolina and Ireland would cover 150,000 km², about the same size as Nepal.
- Together they have 10.3 million people, about as many people as Portugal.
- Counted as a country, South Carolina would rank 116th by area and 125th by population.
Side by side
| South Carolina | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 80,200 km²31,000 mi² | 69,400 km²26,800 mi² |
| Official area | 82,900 km²Wikidata | 69,800 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 40th of 51in the United States | 122nd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 5.1 millionWikidata, 2020 | 5.1 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 23rd of 51in the United States | 123rd of 237worldwide |
| Density | 64 per km² | 74 per km² |
| Capital | Columbia | Dublin |
| Latitude range | 32°N to 35°N | 51°N to 55°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2022. 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 69,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 69,400 km², to within 2%.
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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