Wisconsin is 1.15× the size of Nepal
Wisconsin (state of the United States) covers about 169,000 km² (65,400 mi²) and Nepal (Asia) about 147,000 km² (56,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 169,000km²Wisconsin
- 147,000km²Nepal
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- Wisconsin
- Nepal
What fits
- Nepal is 87% of the size of Wisconsin.
- Wisconsin is larger by 22,300 km² (8,610 mi²), which is 15% of the area of Nepal.
- Measured in Belgiums: Wisconsin is about 5.52, Nepal about 4.80.
How they differ
- Wisconsin is larger, but Nepal has the larger population: 29.2 million against 5.9 million, 4.95× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 198 in Nepal against 35 in Wisconsin: Nepal is 5.70× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 11,900 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Wisconsin at 45°N is drawn about 2.0× too large and Nepal at 28°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Wisconsin as 1.76× the size of Nepal instead of 1.15×.
- Together Wisconsin and Nepal cover 317,000 km², close to the size of Poland (313,000 km², 1.0% smaller).
- The gap between them, 22,300 km², is about the size of Belize (22,300 km²).
- At Nepal's density, Wisconsin would have 33.6 million people (it has 5.9 million). At Wisconsin's density, Nepal would have 5.1 million (it has 29.2 million).
- Wisconsin's centre is 16.4° of latitude, about 1,820 km, farther north than Nepal's.
- Wisconsin is the 22nd largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.8% of its area; it is the 28th most densely populated of them.
- Nepal ranks 94th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Wisconsin lies about 16° of latitude (roughly 1,820 km) north of Nepal.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Wisconsin would have about 28,740 m² and each person in Nepal about 5,040 m².
- Laid side by side, Wisconsin and Nepal would cover 317,000 km², about the same size as Poland.
- Together they have 35.1 million people, about as many people as Uzbekistan.
- Counted as a country, Wisconsin would rank 91st by area and 115th by population.
Side by side
| Wisconsin | Nepal | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountryAsia |
| Area, measured | 169,000 km²65,400 mi² | 147,000 km²56,800 mi² |
| Official area | 170,000 km²Wikidata | 147,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 22nd of 51in the United States | 93rd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 5.9 millionWikidata, 2020 | 29.2 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 20th of 51in the United States | 51st of 237worldwide |
| Density | 35 per km² | 198 per km² |
| Capital | Madison | Kathmandu |
| Latitude range | 42°N to 47°N | 26°N to 30°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2021. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 170,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 169,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 147,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 147,000 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