Virginia is 1.01× the size of Iceland
Virginia (state of the United States) covers about 104,000 km² (40,000 mi²) and Iceland (Europe) about 102,000 km² (39,500 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 104,000km²Virginia
- 102,000km²Iceland
200 km
- Virginia
- Iceland
What fits
- Iceland is 99% of the size of Virginia.
- Virginia is larger by 1,330 km² (515 mi²), which is 1.3% of the area of Iceland.
- Measured in Belgiums: Virginia is about 3.38, Iceland about 3.34.
How they differ
- Virginia also has the larger population: 8.6 million against 364,000, 23.7× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 83 in Virginia against 3.6 in Iceland: Virginia is 23.4× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 4,900 km apart.
- On a standard web map Iceland looks larger than Virginia: Virginia at 38°N is drawn about 1.6× too large and Iceland at 65°N about 5.6×, so the map shows Iceland as 3.48× the size of Virginia, when Virginia is 1.01× the size of Iceland.
- Together Virginia and Iceland cover 206,000 km², close to the size of Belarus (207,000 km², 0.7% bigger).
- The gap between them, 1,330 km², is about the size of Comoros (1,670 km²).
- At Iceland's density, Virginia would have 369,000 people (it has 8.6 million). At Virginia's density, Iceland would have 8.5 million (it has 364,000).
- Iceland's centre is 27.5° of latitude, about 3,060 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.
- Iceland ranks 108th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Iceland lies about 27° of latitude (roughly 3,060 km) north of Virginia.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Virginia would have about 12,020 m² and each person in Iceland about 281,090 m².
- Laid side by side, Virginia and Iceland would cover 206,000 km², about the same size as Belarus.
- Together they have 9.0 million people, about as many people as Austria.
- Counted as a country, Virginia would rank 107th by area and 100th by population.
Side by side
| Virginia | Iceland | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 104,000 km²40,000 mi² | 102,000 km²39,500 mi² |
| Official area | 111,000 km²Wikidata | 103,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 37th of 51in the United States | 107th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 8.6 millionWikidata, 2020 | 364,000Wikidata, 2019 |
| Rank by population | 12th of 51in the United States | 177th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 83 per km² | 3.6 per km² |
| Capital | Richmond | Reykjavík |
| Latitude range | 37°N to 39°N | 63°N to 67°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2019. 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 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