Virginia is 1.23× the size of Austria
Virginia (state of the United States) covers about 104,000 km² (40,000 mi²) and Austria (Europe) about 84,000 km² (32,400 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 104,000km²Virginia
- 84,000km²Austria
200 km
- Virginia
- Austria
What fits
- Austria is 81% of the size of Virginia.
- Virginia is larger by 19,700 km² (7,620 mi²), which is 23% of the area of Austria.
- Measured in Belgiums: Virginia is about 3.38, Austria about 2.74.
How they differ
- Virginia is larger, but Austria has the larger population: 9.0 million against 8.6 million, 1.04× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 107 in Austria against 83 in Virginia: Austria is 1.28× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,230 km apart.
- On a standard web map Austria looks larger than Virginia: Virginia at 38°N is drawn about 1.6× too large and Austria at 48°N about 2.2×, so the map shows Austria as 1.12× the size of Virginia, when Virginia is 1.23× the size of Austria.
- Together Virginia and Austria cover 188,000 km², close to the size of Syria (186,000 km², 0.9% smaller).
- The gap between them, 19,700 km², is about the size of Slovenia (20,300 km²).
- At Austria's density, Virginia would have 11.1 million people (it has 8.6 million). At Virginia's density, Austria would have 7.0 million (it has 9.0 million).
- Austria's centre is 10.1° of latitude, about 1,120 km, farther north than Virginia's.
- Virginia is the 37th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.1% of its area; it is the 15th most densely populated of them.
- Austria ranks 116th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Austria lies about 10° of latitude (roughly 1,120 km) north of Virginia.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Virginia would have about 12,020 m² and each person in Austria about 9,350 m².
- Laid side by side, Virginia and Austria would cover 188,000 km², about the same size as Syria.
- Together they have 17.6 million people, about as many people as Malawi.
- Counted as a country, Virginia would rank 107th by area and 100th by population.
Side by side
| Virginia | Austria | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 104,000 km²40,000 mi² | 84,000 km²32,400 mi² |
| Official area | 111,000 km²Wikidata | 83,900 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 37th of 51in the United States | 115th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 8.6 millionWikidata, 2020 | 9.0 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 12th of 51in the United States | 98th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 83 per km² | 107 per km² |
| Capital | Richmond | Vienna |
| Latitude range | 37°N to 39°N | 46°N to 49°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 104,000 km² is 6.4% below Wikidata's official figure of 111,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
- Wikidata's official figure of 83,900 km² agrees with our measured area of 84,000 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