Tennessee is 1.12× the size of Pernambuco
Tennessee (state of the United States) covers about 109,000 km² (42,200 mi²) and Pernambuco (state of Brazil) about 97,600 km² (37,700 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 109,000km²Tennessee
- 97,600km²Pernambuco
200 km
- Tennessee
- Pernambuco
What fits
- Pernambuco is 89% of the size of Tennessee.
- Tennessee is larger by 11,700 km² (4,510 mi²), which is 12% of the area of Pernambuco.
- Measured in Belgiums: Tennessee is about 3.56, Pernambuco about 3.18.
How they differ
- Tennessee is larger, but Pernambuco has the larger population: 9.1 million against 6.9 million, 1.31× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 93 in Pernambuco against 63 in Tennessee: Pernambuco is 1.47× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,050 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Tennessee at 36°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Pernambuco at 8°S about 1.0×, so the map shows Tennessee as 1.67× the size of Pernambuco instead of 1.12×.
- Together Tennessee and Pernambuco cover 207,000 km², close to the size of Belarus (207,000 km², 0.3% bigger).
- The gap between them, 11,700 km², is about the size of Falkland Islands (11,600 km²).
- At Pernambuco's density, Tennessee would have 10.1 million people (it has 6.9 million). At Tennessee's density, Pernambuco would have 6.2 million (it has 9.1 million).
- Tennessee's centre is 44.2° of latitude, about 4,910 km, farther north than Pernambuco'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.
- Pernambuco is the 19th largest of the 27 states and districts of Brazil and covers 1.2% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
- Tennessee lies about 44° of latitude (roughly 4,910 km) north of Pernambuco, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Tennessee would have about 15,820 m² and each person in Pernambuco about 10,780 m².
- Laid side by side, Tennessee and Pernambuco would cover 207,000 km², about the same size as Belarus.
- Together they have 16.0 million people, 1.05× as many people as Zimbabwe.
Side by side
| Tennessee | Pernambuco | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | StateBrazil |
| Area, measured | 109,000 km²42,200 mi² | 97,600 km²37,700 mi² |
| Official area | 109,000 km²Wikidata | 98,900 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 35th of 51in the United States | 19th of 27in Brazil |
| Population | 6.9 millionWikidata, 2020 | 9.1 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 16th of 51in the United States | 7th of 27in Brazil |
| Density | 63 per km² | 93 per km² |
| Capital | Nashville | Recife |
| Latitude range | 35°N to 37°N | 9°S to 7°S |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2022. 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 98,900 km² agrees with our measured area of 97,600 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