The map above shows Hawaii and Illinois side by side at exactly the same scale, using equal-area projections, so their true relative sizes are preserved.
Hawaii vs Illinois Geography
Land area
- Hawaii has a land area of 6,423 square miles (16,634 km²), while Illinois has 55,513 square miles (143,778 km²).
- Illinois' land area is 8.6 times (764%) larger than Hawaii's.
Total area
- Hawaii: 10,970 square miles (28,412 km²) vs Illinois: 57,913 square miles (149,995 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Illinois' total area is 5.3 times (428%) larger than Hawaii's.
Length
- Hawaii is 333 miles (536 km) long from north to south; Illinois is 390 miles (628 km).
- Illinois' north-south length is 1.2 times (17%) longer than Hawaii's.
Width
- Hawaii spans 386 miles (621 km) east to west; Illinois spans 283 miles (456 km).
- Hawaii's east-west width is 1.4 times (36%) wider than Illinois'.
Highest point
- Hawaii's highest point is Mauna Kea at 13,795 feet (4,205 m); Illinois's is Charles Mound at 1,232 feet (376 m).
- Mauna Kea is 12,563 feet higher than Charles Mound.
Lowest point
- Hawaii's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Illinois's is Mississippi River at 292 feet.
- Hawaii's lowest point is 292 feet lower.
Hawaii vs Illinois Population and History
Population
- Hawaii has a population of 1,446,146 (2024), while Illinois has 12,710,158 (2024).
- Illinois' population is 8.8 times (779%) larger than Hawaii's.
Population density
- Hawaii: 225.2 people per square mile vs Illinois: 229.0.
- Hawaii and Illinois have about the same population density.
Biggest city
- Hawaii's biggest city is Honolulu with 344,967 people; Illinois's is Chicago with 2,721,308.
- Chicago's population is 7.9 times (689%) larger than Honolulu's.
Largest metro area
- Hawaii's largest metropolitan area is Urban Honolulu, HI metro area (998,747 people) vs Illinois's Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area (9,408,576).
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area's population is 9.4 times (842%) larger than Urban Honolulu, HI metro area's.
History
- Hawaii: Admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, as the 50th state.
- Illinois: Admitted to the Union on December 3, 1818, as the 21st state.
- In its current form, Illinois is the older of the two by 141 years.
Hawaii vs Illinois Economy
GDP
- Hawaii's GDP is $117.6 billion (2024) vs Illinois's $1,148.1 billion.
- Illinois' economic output is 9.8 times (876%) larger than Hawaii's.
GDP per capita
- Hawaii: $81,339 per person vs Illinois: $90,330.
- Illinois' GDP per capita is 1.1 times (11%) higher than Hawaii's.
Average income
- Hawaii: $71,019 vs Illinois: $74,522 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Illinois' average income is 1.0 times (5%) higher than Hawaii's.
Hawaii vs Illinois Counties
Number of counties
- Hawaii has 5 counties, while Illinois has 102.
- Illinois' county count is 20.4 times higher than Hawaii's.
Biggest county by area
- Hawaii's largest county is Hawaii County at 4,028 square miles; Illinois's is McLean County at 1,183 square miles.
- Hawaii County's land area is 3.4 times (240%) larger than McLean County's.
Smallest county by area
- Hawaii: Kalawao County (12 sq mi) vs Illinois: Putnam County (160 sq mi).
- Putnam County's land area is 13.3 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Most populous county
- Hawaii: Honolulu County (998,747 people) vs Illinois: Cook County (5,182,617 people).
- Cook County's population is 5.2 times (419%) larger than Honolulu County's.
Least populous county
- Hawaii: Kalawao County (81 people) vs Illinois: Hardin County (3,550 people).
- Hardin County's population is 43.8 times larger than Kalawao County's.
Richest county
- Hawaii: Honolulu County ($74,681 per capita income) vs Illinois: Cumberland County ($104,890).
- Cumberland County's income is 1.4 times (40%) richer than Honolulu County's.
Poorest county
- Hawaii: Hawaii County ($57,694 per capita income) vs Illinois: Lawrence County ($43,606).
- Hawaii County's income is 1.3 times (32%) richer than Lawrence County's.
Hawaii vs Illinois Taxes
State income tax
- Hawaii has a top income tax rate of 11%, while Illinois has a top income tax rate of 4.95%.
- Hawaii's top rate is 6.05 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Hawaii: 0.27% effective rate vs Illinois: 1.92% of home value per year.
- Illinois's rate is 1.65 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Hawaii: 4.5% combined state and average local rate vs Illinois: 8.98%.
- Illinois's combined rate is 4.48 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
Hawaii official website · Illinois official website
Download the Hawaii vs Illinois 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 Hawaii size comparisons · All Illinois 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.