Europe · Northern Europe
Åland
Wikidata gives 1,580 km² for Åland, a figure that may include the sea around it. Natural Earth's outline is too coarse to measure it, so no ranking is shown.
- 942km²Area, main territory
- 31,000Population
- 0.03In Belgiums
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- Åland
Natural Earth draws Åland with only 281 points, too coarse to measure its land area (942 km²). Wikidata gives 1,580 km², which may include surrounding sea. Treat both figures with caution; Åland is left out of rankings and comparisons.
Facts
| Area, main territory | 942 km²364 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 1,580 km²Wikidata · 40% above our measure |
| In Belgiums | 0.03 |
| Capital | Mariehamn |
| Population | 31,000Wikidata, 2025 |
| Density | 33 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 60°N to 60°N |
| In other languages | Ilhas Åland Português · オーランド諸島 日本語 · 奥兰群岛 中文 · 올란드 제도 한국어 |
| Continent | Europe#40 of 50 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Åland
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 18,024× the size of Åland.
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 60°N is drawn about 4.0× too large in area, so Åland looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Åland's main territory stretches about 64 km north to south and 87 km east to west.
- Natural Earth draws Åland with only 281 points, too coarse to measure its land area (942 km²). Wikidata gives 1,580 km², which may include surrounding sea. Treat both figures with caution; Åland is left out of rankings and comparisons.
- Our measured 942 km² is 40% below Wikidata's official figure of 1,580 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
How Åland measures up
Åland holds 0.0% of the land area and 0.0% of the people of the 50 countries listed for Europe. In Northern Europe it is the 11th largest of 14.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Farthest north | 60.2°N | 8th of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Åland is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 0.03× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 1 in 259 its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 1 in 380 its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 1 in 396 its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 1 in 582 its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 1 in 3,344 its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 1 in 8,993 its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 1 in 10,028 its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 18,024 its size |
Where Åland sits
- Åland's centre lies at 60.2°N, 20.1°E, in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 6,690 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 60°N to 60°N, about 60 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2025; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11