Victoria is 1.52× the size of Illinois
Victoria (state of Australia) covers about 228,000 km² (88,000 mi²) and Illinois (state of the United States) about 150,000 km² (58,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 228,000km²Victoria
- 150,000km²Illinois
200 km
- Victoria
- Illinois
What fits
- Illinois is 66% of the size of Victoria.
- Victoria is larger by 77,800 km² (30,000 mi²), which is 52% of the area of Illinois.
- Measured in Belgiums: Victoria is about 7.43, Illinois about 4.90.
How they differ
- Victoria is larger, but Illinois has the larger population: 12.8 million against 7.0 million, 1.83× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 85 in Illinois against 31 in Victoria: Illinois is 2.77× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 15,400 km apart.
- Together Victoria and Illinois cover 378,000 km², close to the size of Norway (382,000 km², 1.0% bigger).
- The gap between them, 77,800 km², is about the size of Serbia (77,600 km²).
- At Illinois's density, Victoria would have 19.5 million people (it has 7.0 million). At Victoria's density, Illinois would have 4.6 million (it has 12.8 million).
- Illinois's centre is 77.0° of latitude, about 8,560 km, farther north than Victoria's.
- Victoria is the 6th largest of the 8 states and territories of Australia and covers 3.0% of its area; it is the 2nd most densely populated of them.
- Illinois is the 24th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.6% of its area; it is the 14th most densely populated of them.
- Illinois lies about 77° of latitude (roughly 8,560 km) north of Victoria, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Victoria would have about 32,510 m² and each person in Illinois about 11,720 m².
- Laid side by side, Victoria and Illinois would cover 378,000 km², about the same size as Norway.
- Together they have 19.8 million people, about as many people as Zambia.
Side by side
| Victoria | Illinois | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateAustralia | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 228,000 km²88,000 mi² | 150,000 km²58,000 mi² |
| Official area | 227,000 km²Wikidata | 150,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 6th of 8in Australia | 24th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 7.0 millionWikidata, 2024 | 12.8 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 2nd of 8in Australia | 6th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 31 per km² | 85 per km² |
| Capital | Melbourne | Springfield |
| Latitude range | 39°S to 34°S | 37°N to 43°N |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 227,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 228,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 150,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 150,000 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