Paraná (Brazil) is 2.6 times larger than South Carolina (USA).
Area: 199,314 km2 IBGE
Population: 10,997,462 (July 2028) IBGE
Wikipedia
Area: 77,857 km2 US Census
Population: 4,774,839 (July 2013) US Census
South Carolina is a state in the Southeastern United States. It is bordered to the north by North Carolina; to the south and west by Georgia, located across the Savannah River; and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. Wikipedia