South Carolina and Jalisco are almost exactly the same size
South Carolina (state of the United States) covers about 80,200 km² (31,000 mi²) and Jalisco (state of Mexico) about 80,000 km² (30,900 mi²). Their outlines are laid over each other below at one scale.
- 80,200km²South Carolina
- 80,000km²Jalisco
100 km
- South Carolina
- Jalisco
What fits
- Jalisco is 100% of the size of South Carolina.
- The measured areas differ by 164 km², less than half a percent: closer than the measurement itself is certain.
- Measured in Belgiums: South Carolina is about 2.61, Jalisco about 2.61.
How they differ
- South Carolina is larger, but Jalisco has the larger population: 7.8 million against 5.1 million, 1.53× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 98 in Jalisco against 64 in South Carolina: Jalisco is 1.54× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,680 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: South Carolina at 34°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Jalisco at 21°N about 1.1×, so the map shows South Carolina as 1.27× the size of Jalisco instead of 1.00×.
- Together South Carolina and Jalisco cover 160,000 km², close to the size of Tunisia (157,000 km², 2.2% smaller).
- At Jalisco's density, South Carolina would have 7.9 million people (it has 5.1 million). At South Carolina's density, Jalisco would have 5.1 million (it has 7.8 million).
- South Carolina's centre is 13.3° of latitude, about 1,480 km, farther north than Jalisco'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.
- Jalisco is the 6th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 4.1% of its area; it is the 13th most densely populated of them.
- South Carolina lies about 13° of latitude (roughly 1,480 km) north of Jalisco.
- Shared out evenly, each person in South Carolina would have about 15,660 m² and each person in Jalisco about 10,200 m².
- Laid side by side, South Carolina and Jalisco would cover 160,000 km², about the same size as Tunisia.
- Together they have 13.0 million people, 1.03× as many people as South Sudan.
Side by side
| South Carolina | Jalisco | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 80,200 km²31,000 mi² | 80,000 km²30,900 mi² |
| Official area | 82,900 km²Wikidata | 78,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 40th of 51in the United States | 6th of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 5.1 millionWikidata, 2020 | 7.8 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 23rd of 51in the United States | 4th of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 64 per km² | 98 per km² |
| Capital | Columbia | Guadalajara |
| Latitude range | 32°N to 35°N | 19°N to 23°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 78,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 80,000 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