Illinois is a state in the United States of America located in the mid-Western region of the country, whereas Portugal is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula, in southwestern Europe. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Illinois and Portugal regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Illinois bigger than Portugal?
The total area of Illinois is 57,915 sq mi, and the total area of Portugal is 35,603 sq mi. Illinois is bigger than Portugal by 22,312 sq mi. Illinois is around 1.63 times bigger than Portugal.
Area of Illinois: 57,915 sq mi ( 149,997 km2 )
Area of Portugal: 35,603 sq mi ( 92,212 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Illinois as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 12,671,469.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Portugal as of 30th May 2022, is estimated to be around 10,140,911.
Here is some more data comparison between Illinois and Portugal.
The capital of Illinois is Springfield, and the capital city of Portugal is Lisbon.
Official Languages
Illinois: English
Portugal: Portuguese
Demonym(s)
Illinois: Illinoisan
Portugal: Portuguese
ISO 3166 Code
Illinois: US-IL
Portugal: PT
Human Development Index
HDI of Illinois as of 2019: 0.934
HDI of Portugal as of 2019: 0.864
Illinois Time Zone:
UTC − 6 (Central Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 5 (Central Daylight Time)
Portugal Time Zone:
UTC (Western European Time)
UTC – 1 (Atlantic, Azores)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 1 (Western European Summer Time )
UTC (Atlantic, Azores)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Illinois:
40° 2′ 30.12″ N, 89° 11′ 47.4″ W
Coordinates of Portugal:
38° 42′ 0″ N, 9° 11′ 0″ W
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