The map above shows District of Columbia and Hawaii side by side at exactly the same scale, using equal-area projections, so their true relative sizes are preserved.
District of Columbia vs Hawaii Geography
Land area
- District of Columbia has a land area of 61 square miles (158 km²), while Hawaii has 6,423 square miles (16,634 km²).
- Hawaii's land area is 105.3 times larger than District of Columbia's.
Total area
- District of Columbia: 68 square miles (177 km²) vs Hawaii: 10,970 square miles (28,412 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Hawaii's total area is 160.5 times larger than District of Columbia's.
Length
- District of Columbia is 13 miles (22 km) long from north to south; Hawaii is 333 miles (536 km).
- Hawaii's north-south length is 25.6 times longer than District of Columbia's.
Width
- District of Columbia spans 12 miles (19 km) east to west; Hawaii spans 386 miles (621 km).
- Hawaii's east-west width is 32.2 times wider than District of Columbia's.
Highest point
- District of Columbia's highest point is Fort Reno at 429 feet (131 m); Hawaii's is Mauna Kea at 13,795 feet (4,205 m).
- Mauna Kea is 13,366 feet higher than Fort Reno.
Lowest point
- District of Columbia's lowest point is Potomac River at 0 feet; Hawaii's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
District of Columbia vs Hawaii Population and History
Population
- District of Columbia has a population of 702,250 (2024), while Hawaii has 1,446,146 (2024).
- Hawaii's population is 2.1 times (106%) larger than District of Columbia's.
Population density
- District of Columbia: 11,493.5 people per square mile vs Hawaii: 225.2.
- District of Columbia's population density is 51.0 times higher than Hawaii's.
Biggest city
- District of Columbia's biggest city is Washington with 702,250 people; Hawaii's is Honolulu with 344,967.
- Washington's population is 2.0 times (104%) larger than Honolulu's.
Largest metro area
- District of Columbia's largest metropolitan area is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489 people) vs Hawaii's Urban Honolulu, HI metro area (998,747).
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 6.4 times (544%) larger than Urban Honolulu, HI metro area's.
History
- District of Columbia: The federal district, established by the Residence Act on July 16, 1790; not a state.
- Hawaii: Admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, as the 50th state.
- In its current form, District of Columbia is the older of the two by 169 years.
District of Columbia vs Hawaii Economy
GDP
- District of Columbia's GDP is $184.3 billion (2024) vs Hawaii's $117.6 billion.
- District of Columbia's economic output is 1.6 times (57%) larger than Hawaii's.
GDP per capita
- District of Columbia: $262,439 per person vs Hawaii: $81,339.
- District of Columbia's GDP per capita is 3.2 times (223%) higher than Hawaii's.
Average income
- District of Columbia: $111,185 vs Hawaii: $71,019 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- District of Columbia's average income is 1.6 times (57%) higher than Hawaii's.
District of Columbia vs Hawaii Counties
Number of counties
- District of Columbia has 1 counties, while Hawaii has 5.
- Hawaii's county count is 5.0 times (400%) higher than District of Columbia's.
Biggest county by area
- District of Columbia's largest county is District of Columbia at 61 square miles; Hawaii's is Hawaii County at 4,028 square miles.
- Hawaii County's land area is 65.9 times larger than District of Columbia's.
Smallest county by area
- District of Columbia: District of Columbia (61 sq mi) vs Hawaii: Kalawao County (12 sq mi).
- District of Columbia's land area is 5.1 times (409%) larger than Kalawao County's.
Most populous county
- District of Columbia: District of Columbia (702,250 people) vs Hawaii: Honolulu County (998,747 people).
- Honolulu County's population is 1.4 times (42%) larger than District of Columbia's.
Least populous county
- District of Columbia: District of Columbia (702,250 people) vs Hawaii: Kalawao County (81 people).
- District of Columbia's population is 8,669.8 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Richest county
- District of Columbia: District of Columbia ($111,185 per capita income) vs Hawaii: Honolulu County ($74,681).
- District of Columbia's income is 1.5 times (49%) richer than Honolulu County's.
Poorest county
- District of Columbia: District of Columbia ($111,185 per capita income) vs Hawaii: Hawaii County ($57,694).
- District of Columbia's income is 1.9 times (93%) richer than Hawaii County's.
District of Columbia vs Hawaii Taxes
State income tax
- District of Columbia has a top income tax rate of 10.75%, while Hawaii has a top income tax rate of 11%.
- Hawaii's top rate is 0.25 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- District of Columbia: 0.63% effective rate vs Hawaii: 0.27% of home value per year.
- District of Columbia's rate is 0.36 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- District of Columbia: 6% combined state and average local rate vs Hawaii: 4.5%.
- District of Columbia's combined rate is 1.5 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
District of Columbia official website · Hawaii official website
Download the District of Columbia vs Hawaii Size Comparison Map for free
To download the map, right-click the image above (or press and hold on a phone or tablet) and choose Save image as. The map is free to use anywhere, including on your own website or in print, as long as you credit it with a link back to this page or to BrilliantMaps.com.
More Size Comparisons
All District of Columbia size comparisons · All Hawaii size comparisons
Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.