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Area - comparative (Country profile category: Geography) |
Afghanistan:
slightly smaller than Texas
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 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
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
Baker Island:
about 2.5 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Bangladesh:
slightly smaller than Wisconsin
Barbados:
2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Bassas da India:
about one-third the size of The Mall in 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 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
Bhutan:
about 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:
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 0.7 times 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 three times the size of Montana
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
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
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
Europa Island:
about 0.16 times the size of Washington, DC
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 twice the size of Colorado
French Guiana:
slightly smaller than Indiana
French Polynesia:
slightly less than one-third the size of Connecticut
French Southern and Antarctic Lands:
slightly less than 1.3 times the size of Delaware
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:
about 11 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Glorioso Islands:
about eight times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Greece:
slightly smaller than Alabama
Greenland:
slightly more than three times the size of Texas
Grenada:
twice the size of Washington, DC
Guadeloupe:
10 times the size of Washington, DC
Guam:
three times the size of Washington, DC
Guatemala:
slightly smaller than Tennessee
Guernsey:
slightly larger than 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 2 times the size of Washington, DC
Holy See (Vatican City):
about 0.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Honduras:
slightly larger than Tennessee
Hong Kong:
six times the size of Washington, DC
Howland Island:
about three times the size of The Mall in 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 larger than Alaska
Iraq:
slightly more than twice the size of Idaho
Ireland:
slightly larger than West Virginia
Israel:
slightly smaller 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
Jarvis Island:
about eight times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Jersey:
about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC
Johnston Atoll:
about 4.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Jordan:
slightly smaller than Indiana
Juan de Nova Island:
about seven times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Kazakhstan:
slightly less than four times the size of Texas
Kenya:
slightly more than twice the size of Nevada
Kingman Reef:
about 1.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Kiribati:
four times the size of Washington, DC
Korea, North:
slightly smaller than Mississippi
Korea, South:
slightly larger than Indiana
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:
about 0.1 times the size of Washington, DC
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of:
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
Man, Isle of:
slightly more than three times the size of Washington, DC
Marshall Islands:
about the size of Washington, DC
Martinique:
slightly more than six times 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
Mayotte:
slightly more than twice 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
Midway Islands:
about nine times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Moldova:
slightly larger than Maryland
Monaco:
about three times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Mongolia:
slightly smaller than Alaska
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
Netherlands Antilles:
more than five times the size of Washington, DC
New Caledonia:
slightly smaller than New Jersey
New Zealand:
about the size of Colorado
Nicaragua:
slightly smaller than the state of New York
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; larger than 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
Palmyra Atoll:
about 20 times the size of The Mall in 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 0.3 times 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
Reunion:
slightly smaller than Rhode Island
Romania:
slightly smaller than Oregon
Russia:
slightly less than 1.8 times the size of the US
Rwanda:
slightly smaller than Maryland
Saint Helena:
slightly more than two times the size of Washington, DC
Saint Kitts and Nevis:
1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Saint Lucia:
3.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Saint Pierre and Miquelon:
1.5 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 0.3 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 and Montenegro:
slightly smaller than Kentucky (Serbia is slightly larger than Maine; Montenegro is slightly smaller than Connecticut)
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
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 the South Sandwich Islands:
slightly larger than Rhode Island
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
Tajikistan:
slightly smaller than Wisconsin
Tanzania:
slightly larger than twice the size of California
Thailand:
slightly more than twice the size of Wyoming
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
Tromelin Island:
about 1.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
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 one-half the size of Russia; about three-tenths the size of Africa; about one-half the size of South America (or slightly larger than Brazil); slightly larger than China; about two and one-half times the size of Western Europe
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
Yemen:
slightly larger than twice the size of Wyoming
Zambia:
slightly larger than Texas
Zimbabwe:
slightly larger than Montana
Taiwan:
slightly smaller than Maryland and Delaware combined