Country size comparison
compared to
South Carolina is about 1.2 times smaller than Portugal.
Portugal is approximately 92,090 sq km, while South Carolina is approximately 77,983 sq km, making South Carolina 84.68% the size of Portugal. Meanwhile, the population of Portugal is ~10.2 million people (5.6 million fewer people live in South Carolina).
Tip:
This to-scale comparison of
Portugal
vs.
South Carolina
uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
Try dragging the outline to reposition.
Compare further: South Carolina vs. Portugal
Flip Comparison · See true size
See South Carolina on top of Portugal
→
Quality of Life Comparison · 4 statistics
Be 32.4% more likely to be unemployed in Portugal
→
Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Portugal is 18.4% cheaper than South Carolina
→
Moving from South Carolina to Portugal · Cost, visas & climate
Compare cost of living, salary and climate.
→
Our free app, MapSize by MyLifeElsewhere — compare any two places, to scale on your mobile device.