Tennessee is 1.07× the size of Iceland
Tennessee (state of the United States) covers about 109,000 km² (42,200 mi²) and Iceland (Europe) about 102,000 km² (39,500 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 109,000km²Tennessee
- 102,000km²Iceland
200 km
- Tennessee
- Iceland
What fits
- Iceland is 94% of the size of Tennessee.
- Tennessee is larger by 6,910 km² (2,670 mi²), which is 6.7% of the area of Iceland.
- Measured in Belgiums: Tennessee is about 3.56, Iceland about 3.34.
How they differ
- Tennessee also has the larger population: 6.9 million against 364,000, 19.0× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 63 in Tennessee against 3.6 in Iceland: Tennessee is 17.8× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,410 km apart.
- On a standard web map Iceland looks larger than Tennessee: Tennessee at 36°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Iceland at 65°N about 5.6×, so the map shows Iceland as 3.44× the size of Tennessee, when Tennessee is 1.07× the size of Iceland.
- Together Tennessee and Iceland cover 212,000 km², close to the size of Guyana (211,000 km², 0.2% smaller).
- The gap between them, 6,910 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
- At Iceland's density, Tennessee would have 389,000 people (it has 6.9 million). At Tennessee's density, Iceland would have 6.5 million (it has 364,000).
- Iceland's centre is 29.1° of latitude, about 3,240 km, farther north than Tennessee'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.
- Iceland ranks 108th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Iceland lies about 29° of latitude (roughly 3,240 km) north of Tennessee.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Tennessee would have about 15,820 m² and each person in Iceland about 281,090 m².
- Laid side by side, Tennessee and Iceland would cover 212,000 km², about the same size as Guyana.
- Together they have 7.3 million people, about as many people as Kyrgyzstan.
- Counted as a country, Tennessee would rank 106th by area and 106th by population.
Side by side
| Tennessee | Iceland | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 109,000 km²42,200 mi² | 102,000 km²39,500 mi² |
| Official area | 109,000 km²Wikidata | 103,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 35th of 51in the United States | 107th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 6.9 millionWikidata, 2020 | 364,000Wikidata, 2019 |
| Rank by population | 16th of 51in the United States | 177th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 63 per km² | 3.6 per km² |
| Capital | Nashville | Reykjavík |
| Latitude range | 35°N to 37°N | 63°N to 67°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2019. 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 103,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 102,000 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