South Carolina is 1.01× the size of Tamaulipas
South Carolina (state of the United States) covers about 80,200 km² (31,000 mi²) and Tamaulipas (state of Mexico) about 79,600 km² (30,700 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 80,200km²South Carolina
- 79,600km²Tamaulipas
100 km
- South Carolina
- Tamaulipas
What fits
- Tamaulipas is 99% of the size of South Carolina.
- South Carolina is larger by 580 km² (224 mi²), which is 0.7% of the area of Tamaulipas.
- Measured in Belgiums: South Carolina is about 2.61, Tamaulipas about 2.59.
How they differ
- South Carolina also has the larger population: 5.1 million against 3.4 million, 1.49× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 64 in South Carolina against 43 in Tamaulipas: South Carolina is 1.48× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,020 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: South Carolina at 34°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Tamaulipas at 24°N about 1.2×, so the map shows South Carolina as 1.22× the size of Tamaulipas instead of 1.01×.
- Together South Carolina and Tamaulipas cover 160,000 km², close to the size of Tunisia (157,000 km², 2.0% smaller).
- At Tamaulipas's density, South Carolina would have 3.5 million people (it has 5.1 million). At South Carolina's density, Tamaulipas would have 5.1 million (it has 3.4 million).
- South Carolina's centre is 9.6° of latitude, about 1,070 km, farther north than Tamaulipas'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.
- Tamaulipas is the 7th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 4.1% of its area; it is the 22nd most densely populated of them.
- South Carolina lies about 10° of latitude (roughly 1,070 km) north of Tamaulipas.
- Shared out evenly, each person in South Carolina would have about 15,660 m² and each person in Tamaulipas about 23,120 m².
- Laid side by side, South Carolina and Tamaulipas would cover 160,000 km², about the same size as Tunisia.
- Together they have 8.6 million people, 1.03× as many people as Honduras.
Side by side
| South Carolina | Tamaulipas | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 80,200 km²31,000 mi² | 79,600 km²30,700 mi² |
| Official area | 82,900 km²Wikidata | 80,200 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 40th of 51in the United States | 7th of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 5.1 millionWikidata, 2020 | 3.4 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 23rd of 51in the United States | 13th of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 64 per km² | 43 per km² |
| Capital | Columbia | Ciudad Victoria |
| Latitude range | 32°N to 35°N | 22°N to 28°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 80,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 79,600 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