South Carolina is 1.03× the size of Serbia
South Carolina (state of the United States) covers about 80,200 km² (31,000 mi²) and Serbia (Europe) about 77,600 km² (30,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 80,200km²South Carolina
- 77,600km²Serbia
100 km
- South Carolina
- Serbia
What fits
- Serbia is 97% of the size of South Carolina.
- South Carolina is larger by 2,530 km² (979 mi²), which is 3.3% of the area of Serbia.
- Measured in Belgiums: South Carolina is about 2.61, Serbia about 2.53.
How they differ
- South Carolina is larger, but Serbia has the larger population: 6.6 million against 5.1 million, 1.29× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 85 in Serbia against 64 in South Carolina: Serbia is 1.33× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,280 km apart.
- On a standard web map Serbia looks larger than South Carolina: South Carolina at 34°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Serbia at 44°N about 1.9×, so the map shows Serbia as 1.30× the size of South Carolina, when South Carolina is 1.03× the size of Serbia.
- Together South Carolina and Serbia cover 158,000 km², close to the size of Tunisia (157,000 km², 0.7% smaller).
- The gap between them, 2,530 km², is about the size of Luxembourg (2,610 km²).
- At Serbia's density, South Carolina would have 6.8 million people (it has 5.1 million). At South Carolina's density, Serbia would have 5.0 million (it has 6.6 million).
- Serbia's centre is 10.3° of latitude, about 1,140 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.
- Serbia ranks 118th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Serbia lies about 10° of latitude (roughly 1,140 km) north of South Carolina.
- Shared out evenly, each person in South Carolina would have about 15,660 m² and each person in Serbia about 11,750 m².
- Laid side by side, South Carolina and Serbia would cover 158,000 km², about the same size as Tunisia.
- Together they have 11.7 million people, about as many people as Belgium.
- Counted as a country, South Carolina would rank 116th by area and 125th by population.
Side by side
| South Carolina | Serbia | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 80,200 km²31,000 mi² | 77,600 km²30,000 mi² |
| Official area | 82,900 km²Wikidata | 88,500 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 40th of 51in the United States | 117th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 5.1 millionWikidata, 2020 | 6.6 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 23rd of 51in the United States | 108th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 64 per km² | 85 per km² |
| Capital | Columbia | Belgrade |
| Latitude range | 32°N to 35°N | 42°N to 46°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2024. 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.
- Our measured 77,600 km² is 12% below Wikidata's official figure of 88,500 km². The official figure includes Kosovo, which Natural Earth draws as a separate place; together they measure 88,500 km².
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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