Tennessee and Guatemala are almost exactly the same size
Tennessee (state of the United States) covers about 109,000 km² (42,200 mi²) and Guatemala (North America) about 109,000 km² (42,000 mi²). Their outlines are laid over each other below at one scale.
- 109,000km²Tennessee
- 109,000km²Guatemala
200 km
- Tennessee
- Guatemala
What fits
- Guatemala is 100% of the size of Tennessee.
- The measured areas differ by 488 km², less than half a percent: closer than the measurement itself is certain.
- Measured in Belgiums: Tennessee is about 3.56, Guatemala about 3.55.
How they differ
- Tennessee is larger, but Guatemala has the larger population: 17.3 million against 6.9 million, 2.50× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 159 in Guatemala against 63 in Tennessee: Guatemala is 2.51× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,280 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Tennessee at 36°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Guatemala at 16°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Tennessee as 1.42× the size of Guatemala instead of 1.00×.
- Together Tennessee and Guatemala cover 218,000 km², close to the size of Guyana (211,000 km², 3.2% smaller).
- At Guatemala's density, Tennessee would have 17.3 million people (it has 6.9 million). At Tennessee's density, Guatemala would have 6.9 million (it has 17.3 million).
- Tennessee's centre is 20.2° of latitude, about 2,240 km, farther north than Guatemala's.
- Tennessee is the 35th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.2% of its area; it is the 20th most densely populated of them.
- Guatemala ranks 107th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Tennessee lies about 20° of latitude (roughly 2,240 km) north of Guatemala.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Tennessee would have about 15,820 m² and each person in Guatemala about 6,300 m².
- Laid side by side, Tennessee and Guatemala would cover 218,000 km², 1.03× the size of Guyana.
- Together they have 24.2 million people, about as many people as Syria.
- Counted as a country, Tennessee would rank 106th by area and 106th by population.
Side by side
| Tennessee | Guatemala | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountryNorth America |
| Area, measured | 109,000 km²42,200 mi² | 109,000 km²42,000 mi² |
| Official area | 109,000 km²Wikidata | 109,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 35th of 51in the United States | 106th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 6.9 millionWikidata, 2020 | 17.3 millionWikidata, 2018 |
| Rank by population | 16th of 51in the United States | 71st of 237worldwide |
| Density | 63 per km² | 159 per km² |
| Capital | Nashville | Guatemala City |
| Latitude range | 35°N to 37°N | 14°N to 18°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2018. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 109,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 109,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 109,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 109,000 km², to within 2%.
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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