South Carolina is 1.07× the size of Zacatecas
South Carolina (state of the United States) covers about 80,200 km² (31,000 mi²) and Zacatecas (state of Mexico) about 74,700 km² (28,900 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 80,200km²South Carolina
- 74,700km²Zacatecas
100 km
- South Carolina
- Zacatecas
What fits
- Zacatecas is 93% of the size of South Carolina.
- South Carolina is larger by 5,440 km² (2,100 mi²), which is 7.3% of the area of Zacatecas.
- Measured in Belgiums: South Carolina is about 2.61, Zacatecas about 2.44.
How they differ
- South Carolina also has the larger population: 5.1 million against 1.7 million, 3.03× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 64 in South Carolina against 23 in Zacatecas: South Carolina is 2.82× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,430 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: South Carolina at 34°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Zacatecas at 23°N about 1.2×, so the map shows South Carolina as 1.31× the size of Zacatecas instead of 1.07×.
- Together South Carolina and Zacatecas cover 155,000 km², close to the size of Tunisia (157,000 km², 1.1% bigger).
- The gap between them, 5,440 km², is about the size of Cyprus (5,400 km²).
- At Zacatecas's density, South Carolina would have 1.8 million people (it has 5.1 million). At South Carolina's density, Zacatecas would have 4.8 million (it has 1.7 million).
- South Carolina's centre is 10.6° of latitude, about 1,180 km, farther north than Zacatecas'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.
- Zacatecas is the 8th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 3.8% of its area; it is the 26th most densely populated of them.
- South Carolina lies about 11° of latitude (roughly 1,180 km) north of Zacatecas.
- Shared out evenly, each person in South Carolina would have about 15,660 m² and each person in Zacatecas about 44,190 m².
- Laid side by side, South Carolina and Zacatecas would cover 155,000 km², about the same size as Tunisia.
- Together they have 6.8 million people, about as many people as Paraguay.
Side by side
| South Carolina | Zacatecas | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 80,200 km²31,000 mi² | 74,700 km²28,900 mi² |
| Official area | 82,900 km²Wikidata | 75,500 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 40th of 51in the United States | 8th of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 5.1 millionWikidata, 2020 | 1.7 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 23rd of 51in the United States | 26th of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 64 per km² | 23 per km² |
| Capital | Columbia | Zacatecas |
| Latitude range | 32°N to 35°N | 21°N to 25°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 75,500 km² agrees with our measured area of 74,700 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