California is a state in the United States Of America located in the Western Region of the country, whereas Iceland is a Nordic country located in Northern Europe. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between California and Iceland regarding various aspects.
Size
Is California bigger than Iceland?
The total area of California is 163,696 sq mi, and the total area of Iceland is 39,682 sq mi. California is bigger than Iceland by 124,014 sq mi. California is around 4.13 times bigger than Iceland.
Area of California: 163,696 sq mi ( 423,970 km2 )
Area of Iceland: 39,682 sq mi ( 102,775 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of California as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 39,237,836.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Iceland as of 12th April 2022, is estimated to be around 345,187.
Here is some more data comparison between California and Iceland.
The capital of California is Sacramento, and the capital city of Iceland is Reykjavik.
Official Languages
California: English
Iceland: Icelandic
Demonym(s)
California: Californian
Iceland: Icelander, Icelandic
ISO 3166 Code
California: US-CA
Iceland: IS
Human Development Index
HDI of California as of 2019: 0.936
HDI of Iceland as of 2019: 0.949
California Time Zone:
UTC – 8 (Pacific Time Zone)
Summer(DST):
UTC – 7 (Pacific Daylight Time)
Iceland Time Zone:
UTC / GMT
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of California:
37° 0′ 0″ N, 120° 0′ 0″ W
Coordinates of Iceland:
65° 0′ 0″ N, 18° 0′ 0″ W
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