Illinois is a state in the mid-Western region of the United States of America, whereas Washington is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States of America. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Illinois and Washington regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Illinois bigger than Washington?
The total area of Illinois is 57,915 sq mi, and the total area of Washington is 71,362 sq mi. Illinois is smaller than Washington by 13,447 sq mi. Illinois is around 1.24 times smaller than Washington.
Area of Illinois: 57,915 sq mi ( 149,997 km2 )
Area of Washington State: 71,362 sq mi ( 184,827 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 data provided by the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Washington as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 7,738,692.
Here is some more data comparison between Illinois and Washington.
The capital city of Illinois is Springfield, and the capital city of Washington is Olympia.
Largest City
Illinois: Chicago
Washington: Seattle
Demonym(s)
Illinois: Illinoisan
Washington: Washingtonian
Official Languages
Illinois: English
Washington: None
ISO 3166 Code
Illinois: US-IL
Washington: US-WA
Human Development Index
HDI of Illinois as of 2019: 0.934
HDI of Washington as of 2019: 0.946
Illinois Time Zone:
UTC − 6 (Central Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 5 (Central Daylight Time)
Washington Time Zone:
UTC – 8 (Pacific Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC – 7 (Pacific Daylight Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Illinois:
40° 2′ 30.12″ N, 89° 11′ 47.4″ W
Coordinates of Washington:
47° 0′ 0″ N, 120° 0′ 0″ W
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