Finland is 3.53× the size of Indiana
Finland (Europe) covers about 333,000 km² (129,000 mi²) and Indiana (state of the United States) about 94,300 km² (36,400 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 333,000km²Finland
- 94,300km²Indiana
100 km
- Finland
- Indiana
What fits
- Indiana fits inside Finland about 3.53 times by area.
- Finland is larger by 239,000 km² (92,200 mi²), which is 253% of the area of Indiana.
- Measured in Belgiums: Finland is about 10.9, Indiana about 3.08.
How they differ
- Finland is larger, but Indiana has the larger population: 6.8 million against 5.7 million, 1.20× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 72 in Indiana against 17 in Finland: Indiana is 4.24× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,030 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Finland at 64°N is drawn about 5.3× too large and Indiana at 40°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Finland as 11.0× the size of Indiana instead of 3.53×.
- Together Finland and Indiana cover 427,000 km², close to the size of Iraq (437,000 km², 2.3% bigger).
- The gap between them, 239,000 km², is about the size of Ghana (239,000 km²).
- At Indiana's density, Finland would have 24.0 million people (it has 5.7 million). At Finland's density, Indiana would have 1.6 million (it has 6.8 million).
- Finland's centre is 24.3° of latitude, about 2,710 km, farther north than Indiana's.
- Finland ranks 67th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Indiana is the 38th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.0% of its area; it is the 17th most densely populated of them.
- Finland lies about 24° of latitude (roughly 2,710 km) north of Indiana.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Finland would have about 58,920 m² and each person in Indiana about 13,900 m².
- Laid side by side, Finland and Indiana would cover 427,000 km², about the same size as Iraq.
- Together they have 12.4 million people, about as many people as South Sudan.
- Counted as a country, Indiana would rank 110th by area and 108th by population.
Side by side
| Finland | Indiana | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 333,000 km²129,000 mi² | 94,300 km²36,400 mi² |
| Official area | 338,000 km²Wikidata | 94,300 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 66th of 239worldwide | 38th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 5.7 millionWikidata, 2025 | 6.8 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 116th of 237worldwide | 17th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 17 per km² | 72 per km² |
| Capital | Helsinki | Indianapolis |
| Latitude range | 60°N to 70°N | 38°N to 42°N |
Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 338,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 333,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 94,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 94,300 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12