Tamil Nadu is 1.02× the size of North Carolina
Tamil Nadu (state of India) covers about 131,000 km² (50,500 mi²) and North Carolina (state of the United States) about 128,000 km² (49,300 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 131,000km²Tamil Nadu
- 128,000km²North Carolina
200 km
- Tamil Nadu
- North Carolina
What fits
- North Carolina is 98% of the size of Tamil Nadu.
- Tamil Nadu is larger by 3,020 km² (1,170 mi²), which is 2.4% of the area of North Carolina.
- Measured in Belgiums: Tamil Nadu is about 4.26, North Carolina about 4.16.
How they differ
- Tamil Nadu also has the larger population: 72.1 million against 10.4 million, 6.91× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 552 in Tamil Nadu against 82 in North Carolina: Tamil Nadu is 6.75× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 14,300 km apart.
- On a standard web map North Carolina looks larger than Tamil Nadu: Tamil Nadu at 11°N is drawn about 1.0× too large and North Carolina at 36°N about 1.5×, so the map shows North Carolina as 1.42× the size of Tamil Nadu, when Tamil Nadu is 1.02× the size of North Carolina.
- Together Tamil Nadu and North Carolina cover 258,000 km², close to the size of Gabon (260,000 km², 0.6% bigger).
- The gap between them, 3,020 km², is about the size of Samoa (2,780 km²).
- At North Carolina's density, Tamil Nadu would have 10.7 million people (it has 72.1 million). At Tamil Nadu's density, North Carolina would have 70.5 million (it has 10.4 million).
- North Carolina's centre is 24.5° of latitude, about 2,730 km, farther north than Tamil Nadu's.
- Tamil Nadu is the 10th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 4.1% of its area; it is the 11th most densely populated of them.
- North Carolina is the 30th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.3% of its area; it is the 16th most densely populated of them.
- North Carolina lies about 25° of latitude (roughly 2,730 km) north of Tamil Nadu.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Tamil Nadu would have about 1,810 m² and each person in North Carolina about 12,230 m².
- Laid side by side, Tamil Nadu and North Carolina would cover 258,000 km², about the same size as Gabon.
- Together they have 82.6 million people, about as many people as Germany.
Side by side
| Tamil Nadu | North Carolina | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 131,000 km²50,500 mi² | 128,000 km²49,300 mi² |
| Official area | 130,000 km²Wikidata | 139,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 10th of 36in India | 30th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 72.1 millionWikidata, 2011 | 10.4 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 6th of 36in India | 9th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 552 per km² | 82 per km² |
| Capital | Chennai | Raleigh |
| Latitude range | 8°N to 14°N | 34°N to 37°N |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 130,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 131,000 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 128,000 km² is 8.4% below Wikidata's official figure of 139,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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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