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Field Listing :: Area - comparative

This entry provides an area comparison based on total area equivalents. Most entities are compared with the entire US or one of the 50 states based on area measurements (1990 revised) provided by the US Bureau of the Census. The smaller entities are compared with Washington, DC (178 sq km, 69 sq mi) or The Mall in Washington, DC (0.59 sq km, 0.23 sq mi, 146 acres).

Country	Area - comparative(sq km)


Afghanistan	slightly smaller than Texas


Akrotiri	about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC


Albania	slightly smaller than Maryland


Algeria	slightly less than 3.5 times the size of Texas


American Samoa	slightly larger than Washington, DC


Andorra	2.5 times the size of Washington, DC


Angola	slightly less than twice the size of Texas


Anguilla	about one-half the size of Washington, DC


Antarctica	slightly less than 1.5 times the size of the US


Antigua and Barbuda	2.5 times the size of Washington, DC


Arctic Ocean	slightly less than 1.5 times the size of the US


Argentina	slightly less than three-tenths the size of the US


Armenia	slightly smaller than Maryland


Aruba	slightly larger than Washington, DC


Ashmore and Cartier Islands	about eight times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC


Atlantic Ocean	slightly less than 6.5 times the size of the US


Australia	slightly smaller than the US contiguous 48 states


Austria	slightly smaller than Maine


Azerbaijan	slightly smaller than Maine


Bahamas, The	slightly smaller than Connecticut


Bahrain	3.5 times the size of Washington, DC


Bangladesh	slightly smaller than Iowa


Barbados	2.5 times the size of Washington, DC


Belarus	slightly smaller than Kansas


Belgium	about the size of Maryland


Belize	slightly smaller than Massachusetts


Benin	slightly smaller than Pennsylvania


Bermuda	about one-third the size of Washington, DC


Bhutan	about one-half the size of Indiana


Bolivia	slightly less than three times the size of Montana


Bosnia and Herzegovina	slightly smaller than West Virginia


Botswana	slightly smaller than Texas


Bouvet Island	about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC


Brazil	slightly smaller than the US


British Indian Ocean Territory	land area is about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC


British Virgin Islands	about 0.9 times the size of Washington, DC


Brunei	slightly smaller than Delaware


Bulgaria	slightly larger than Tennessee


Burkina Faso	slightly larger than Colorado


Burma	slightly smaller than Texas


Burundi	slightly smaller than Maryland


Cambodia	slightly smaller than Oklahoma


Cameroon	slightly larger than California


Canada	slightly larger than the US


Cape Verde	slightly larger than Rhode Island


Cayman Islands	1.5 times the size of Washington, DC


Central African Republic	slightly smaller than Texas


Chad	slightly more than three times the size of California


Chile	slightly smaller than twice the size of Montana


China	slightly smaller than the US


Christmas Island	about three-quarters the size of Washington, DC


Clipperton Island	about 12 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC


Cocos (Keeling) Islands	about 24 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC


Colombia	slightly less than twice the size of Texas


Comoros	slightly more than 12 times the size of Washington, DC


Congo, Democratic Republic of the	slightly less than one-fourth the size of the US


Congo, Republic of the	slightly smaller than Montana


Cook Islands	1.3 times the size of Washington, DC


Coral Sea Islands	NA


Costa Rica	slightly smaller than West Virginia


Cote d'Ivoire	slightly larger than New Mexico


Croatia	slightly smaller than West Virginia


Cuba	slightly smaller than Pennsylvania


Curacao	more than two times the size of Washington, DC


Cyprus	about 0.6 times the size of Connecticut


Czech Republic	slightly smaller than South Carolina


Denmark	slightly less than twice the size of Massachusetts


Dhekelia	about three-quarters the size of Washington, DC


Djibouti	slightly smaller than Massachusetts


Dominica	slightly more than four times the size of Washington, DC


Dominican Republic	slightly more than twice the size of New Hampshire


Ecuador	slightly smaller than Nevada


Egypt	slightly more than three times the size of New Mexico


El Salvador	slightly smaller than Massachusetts


Equatorial Guinea	slightly smaller than Maryland


Eritrea	slightly larger than Pennsylvania


Estonia	slightly smaller than New Hampshire and Vermont combined


Ethiopia	slightly less than twice the size of Texas


European Union	less than one-half the size of the US


Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	slightly smaller than Connecticut


Faroe Islands	eight times the size of Washington, DC


Fiji	slightly smaller than New Jersey


Finland	slightly smaller than Montana


France	slightly less than the size of Texas


French Polynesia	slightly less than one-third the size of Connecticut

French Southern and Antarctic Lands

Ile Amsterdam (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): less than one-half the size of Washington, DC
Ile Saint-Paul (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): more than 10 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Iles Crozet: about twice the size of Washington, DC
Iles Kerguelen: slightly larger than Delaware
Bassas da India (Iles Eparses): land area about one-third the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Europa Island (Iles Eparses): about one-sixth the size of Washington, DC
Glorioso Islands (Iles Eparses): about eight times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Juan de Nova Island (Iles Eparses): about seven times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses): about 1.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC


Gabon	slightly smaller than Colorado


Gambia, The	slightly less than twice the size of Delaware


Gaza Strip	slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC


Georgia	slightly smaller than South Carolina


Germany	slightly smaller than Montana


Ghana	slightly smaller than Oregon


Gibraltar	more than 10 times the size of The National Mall in Washington, D.C.


Greece	slightly smaller than Alabama


Greenland	slightly more than three times the size of Texas


Grenada	twice the size of Washington, DC


Guam	three times the size of Washington, DC


Guatemala	slightly smaller than Tennessee


Guernsey	about one-half the size of Washington, DC


Guinea	slightly smaller than Oregon


Guinea-Bissau	slightly less than three times the size of Connecticut


Guyana	slightly smaller than Idaho


Haiti	slightly smaller than Maryland


Heard Island and McDonald Islands	slightly more than two times the size of Washington, DC


Holy See (Vatican City)	about 0.7 times the size of The National Mall in Washington, DC


Honduras	slightly larger than Tennessee


Hong Kong	six times the size of Washington, DC


Hungary	slightly smaller than Indiana


Iceland	slightly smaller than Kentucky


India	slightly more than one-third the size of the US


Indian Ocean	about 5.5 times the size of the US


Indonesia	slightly less than three times the size of Texas


Iran	slightly smaller than Alaska


Iraq	slightly more than twice the size of Idaho


Ireland	slightly larger than West Virginia


Isle of Man	slightly more than three times the size of Washington, DC


Israel	slightly larger than New Jersey


Italy	slightly larger than Arizona


Jamaica	slightly smaller than Connecticut


Jan Mayen	slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC


Japan	slightly smaller than California


Jersey	about two-thirds the size of Washington, DC


Jordan	slightly smaller than Indiana


Kazakhstan	slightly less than four times the size of Texas


Kenya	slightly more than twice the size of Nevada


Kiribati	four times the size of Washington, DC


Korea, North	slightly smaller than Mississippi


Korea, South	slightly larger than Indiana


Kosovo	slightly larger than Delaware


Kuwait	slightly smaller than New Jersey


Kyrgyzstan	slightly smaller than South Dakota


Laos	slightly larger than Utah


Latvia	slightly larger than West Virginia


Lebanon	about 0.7 times the size of Connecticut


Lesotho	slightly smaller than Maryland


Liberia	slightly larger than Tennessee


Libya	slightly larger than Alaska


Liechtenstein	about 0.9 times the size of Washington, DC


Lithuania	slightly larger than West Virginia


Luxembourg	slightly smaller than Rhode Island


Macau	less than one-sixth the size of Washington, DC


Macedonia	slightly larger than Vermont


Madagascar	slightly less than twice the size of Arizona


Malawi	slightly smaller than Pennsylvania


Malaysia	slightly larger than New Mexico


Maldives	about 1.7 times the size of Washington, DC


Mali	slightly less than twice the size of Texas


Malta	slightly less than twice the size of Washington, DC


Marshall Islands	about the size of Washington, DC


Mauritania	slightly larger than three times the size of New Mexico


Mauritius	almost 11 times the size of Washington, DC


Mexico	slightly less than three times the size of Texas


Micronesia, Federated States of	four times the size of Washington, DC (land area only)


Moldova	slightly larger than Maryland


Monaco	about three times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC


Mongolia	slightly smaller than Alaska


Montenegro	slightly smaller than Connecticut


Montserrat	about 0.6 times the size of Washington, DC


Morocco	slightly larger than California


Mozambique	slightly less than twice the size of California


Namibia	slightly more than half the size of Alaska


Nauru	about 0.1 times the size of Washington, DC


Navassa Island	about nine times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC


Nepal	slightly larger than Arkansas


Netherlands	slightly less than twice the size of New Jersey


New Caledonia	slightly smaller than New Jersey


New Zealand	about the size of Colorado


Nicaragua	slightly smaller than New York state


Niger	slightly less than twice the size of Texas


Nigeria	slightly more than twice the size of California


Niue	1.5 times the size of Washington, DC


Norfolk Island	about 0.2 times the size of Washington, DC


Northern Mariana Islands	2.5 times the size of Washington, DC


Norway	slightly larger than New Mexico


Oman	slightly smaller than Kansas


Pacific Ocean	about 15 times the size of the US; covers about 28% of the global surface; almost equal to the total land area of the world


Pakistan	slightly less than twice the size of California


Palau	slightly more than 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC


Panama	slightly smaller than South Carolina


Papua New Guinea	slightly larger than California


Paracel Islands	NA


Paraguay	slightly smaller than California


Peru	slightly smaller than Alaska


Philippines	slightly larger than Arizona


Pitcairn Islands	about three tenths the size of Washington, DC


Poland	slightly smaller than New Mexico


Portugal	slightly smaller than Indiana


Puerto Rico	slightly less than three times the size of Rhode Island


Qatar	slightly smaller than Connecticut


Romania	slightly smaller than Oregon


Russia	approximately 1.8 times the size of the US


Rwanda	slightly smaller than Maryland


Saint Barthelemy	less than an eighth of the size of Washington, DC


Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha	slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC


Saint Kitts and Nevis	one and a half times the size of Washington, DC


Saint Lucia	three and a half times the size of Washington, DC


Saint Martin	more than one-third the size of Washington, DC


Saint Pierre and Miquelon	one and half times the size of Washington, DC


Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	twice the size of Washington, DC


Samoa	slightly smaller than Rhode Island


San Marino	about one third times the size of Washington, DC


Sao Tome and Principe	more than five times the size of Washington, DC


Saudi Arabia	slightly more than one-fifth the size of the US


Senegal	slightly smaller than South Dakota


Serbia	slightly smaller than South Carolina


Seychelles	2.5 times the size of Washington, DC


Sierra Leone	slightly smaller than South Carolina


Singapore	slightly more than 3.5 times the size of Washington, DC


Sint Maarten	one-fifth the size of Washington, DC


Slovakia	about twice the size of New Hampshire


Slovenia	slightly smaller than New Jersey


Solomon Islands	slightly smaller than Maryland


Somalia	slightly smaller than Texas


South Africa	slightly less than twice the size of Texas


South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands	slightly larger than Rhode Island


South Sudan	slightly smaller than Texas


Southern Ocean	slightly more than twice the size of the US


Spain	slightly more than twice the size of Oregon


Spratly Islands	NA


Sri Lanka	slightly larger than West Virginia


Sudan	slightly more than one-quarter the size of the US


Suriname	slightly larger than Georgia


Svalbard	slightly smaller than West Virginia


Swaziland	slightly smaller than New Jersey


Sweden	slightly larger than California


Switzerland	slightly less than twice the size of New Jersey


Syria	slightly larger than North Dakota


Taiwan	slightly smaller than Maryland and Delaware combined


Tajikistan	slightly smaller than Wisconsin


Tanzania	slightly larger than twice the size of California


Thailand	slightly more than twice the size of Wyoming


Timor-Leste	slightly larger than Connecticut


Togo	slightly smaller than West Virginia


Tokelau	about 17 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC


Tonga	four times the size of Washington, DC


Trinidad and Tobago	slightly smaller than Delaware


Tunisia	slightly larger than Georgia


Turkey	slightly larger than Texas


Turkmenistan	slightly larger than California


Turks and Caicos Islands	2.5 times the size of Washington, DC


Tuvalu	0.1 times the size of Washington, DC


Uganda	slightly smaller than Oregon


Ukraine	slightly smaller than Texas


United Arab Emirates	slightly smaller than Maine


United Kingdom	slightly smaller than Oregon


United States	about half the size of Russia; about three-tenths the size of Africa; about half the size of South America (or slightly larger than Brazil); slightly larger than China; more than twice the size of the European Union

United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges

Baker Island: about two and a half times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Howland Island: about three times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Jarvis Island: about eight times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Johnston Atoll: about four and a half times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Kingman Reef: a little more than one and a half times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Midway Islands: about nine times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Palmyra Atoll: about 20 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC


Uruguay	slightly smaller than the state of Washington


Uzbekistan	slightly larger than California


Vanuatu	slightly larger than Connecticut


Venezuela	slightly more than twice the size of California


Vietnam	slightly larger than New Mexico


Virgin Islands	twice the size of Washington, DC


Wake Island	about 11 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC


Wallis and Futuna	1.5 times the size of Washington, DC


West Bank	slightly smaller than Delaware


Western Sahara	about the size of Colorado

World

land area about 16 times the size of the US
top fifteen World Factbook entities ranked by size: Pacific Ocean 155.557 million sq km; Atlantic Ocean 76.762 million sq km; Indian Ocean 68.556 million sq km; Southern Ocean 20.327 million sq km; Russia 17,098,242 sq km; Arctic Ocean 14.056 million sq km; Antarctica 14 million sq km; Canada 9,984,670 sq km; United States 9,826,675 sq km; China 9,596,961 sq km; Brazil 8,514,877 sq km; Australia 7,741,220 sq km; European Union 4,324,782 sq km; India 3,287,263 sq km; Argentina 2,780,400 sq km
top ten largest islands: Greenland 2,166,086 sq km; New Guinea (Indonesia, Papua New Guinea) 785,753 sq km; Borneo (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia) 751,929 sq km; Madagascar 587,713 sq km; Baffin Island (Canada) 507,451 sq km; Sumatra (Indonesia) 472,784 sq km; Honshu (Japan) 227,963 sq km; Victoria Island (Canada) 217,291 sq km; Great Britain (United Kingdom) 209,331 sq km; Ellesmere Island (Canada) 196,236 sq km


Yemen	slightly larger than twice the size of Wyoming


Zambia	slightly larger than Texas


Zimbabwe	slightly larger than Montana

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