Victoria is 1.57× the size of Iowa
Victoria (state of Australia) covers about 228,000 km² (88,000 mi²) and Iowa (state of the United States) about 145,000 km² (56,200 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 228,000km²Victoria
- 145,000km²Iowa
200 km
- Victoria
- Iowa
What fits
- Iowa is 64% of the size of Victoria.
- Victoria is larger by 82,500 km² (31,900 mi²), which is 57% of the area of Iowa.
- Measured in Belgiums: Victoria is about 7.43, Iowa about 4.74.
How they differ
- Victoria also has the larger population: 7.0 million against 3.2 million, 2.20× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 31 in Victoria against 22 in Iowa: Victoria is 1.40× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 15,100 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Victoria at 37°S is drawn about 1.6× too large and Iowa at 42°N about 1.8×, so the map shows Victoria as 1.35× the size of Iowa instead of 1.57×.
- Together Victoria and Iowa cover 373,000 km², close to the size of Japan (374,000 km², 0.0% bigger).
- The gap between them, 82,500 km², is about the size of Austria (84,000 km²).
- At Iowa's density, Victoria would have 5.0 million people (it has 7.0 million). At Victoria's density, Iowa would have 4.5 million (it has 3.2 million).
- Iowa's centre is 78.9° of latitude, about 8,780 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.
- Iowa is the 26th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.5% of its area; it is the 35th most densely populated of them.
- Iowa lies about 79° of latitude (roughly 8,780 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 Iowa about 45,590 m².
- Laid side by side, Victoria and Iowa would cover 373,000 km², about the same size as Japan.
- Together they have 10.2 million people, about as many people as Azerbaijan.
Side by side
| Victoria | Iowa | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateAustralia | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 228,000 km²88,000 mi² | 145,000 km²56,200 mi² |
| Official area | 227,000 km²Wikidata | 146,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 6th of 8in Australia | 26th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 7.0 millionWikidata, 2024 | 3.2 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 2nd of 8in Australia | 31st of 51in the United States |
| Density | 31 per km² | 22 per km² |
| Capital | Melbourne | Des Moines |
| Latitude range | 39°S to 34°S | 40°N to 44°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 146,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 145,000 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