Finland is 13.1× the size of Maryland
Finland (Europe) covers about 333,000 km² (129,000 mi²) and Maryland (state of the United States) about 25,500 km² (9,830 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 333,000km²Finland
- 25,500km²Maryland
100 km
- Finland
- Maryland
What fits
- Maryland fits inside Finland about 13.1 times by area.
- Finland is larger by 308,000 km² (119,000 mi²), which is 1,208% of the area of Maryland.
- Measured in Belgiums: Finland is about 10.9, Maryland about 0.83.
How they differ
- Finland is larger, but Maryland has the larger population: 6.2 million against 5.7 million, 1.09× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 243 in Maryland against 17 in Finland: Maryland is 14.3× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,730 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Finland at 64°N is drawn about 5.3× too large and Maryland at 39°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Finland as 41.8× the size of Maryland instead of 13.1×.
- Together Finland and Maryland cover 359,000 km², close to the size of Germany (358,000 km², 0.2% smaller).
- The gap between them, 308,000 km², is about the size of Oman (311,000 km²).
- At Maryland's density, Finland would have 80.8 million people (it has 5.7 million). At Finland's density, Maryland would have 432,000 (it has 6.2 million).
- Finland's centre is 25.2° of latitude, about 2,800 km, farther north than Maryland's.
- Finland ranks 67th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Maryland is the 42nd largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 0.3% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
- Finland lies about 25° of latitude (roughly 2,800 km) north of Maryland.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Finland would have about 58,920 m² and each person in Maryland about 4,120 m².
- Laid side by side, Finland and Maryland would cover 359,000 km², about the same size as Germany.
- Together they have 11.8 million people, about as many people as Belgium.
- Counted as a country, Maryland would rank 148th by area and 111th by population.
Side by side
| Finland | Maryland | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 333,000 km²129,000 mi² | 25,500 km²9,830 mi² |
| Official area | 338,000 km²Wikidata | 32,100 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 66th of 239worldwide | 42nd of 51in the United States |
| Population | 5.7 millionWikidata, 2025 | 6.2 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 116th of 237worldwide | 18th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 17 per km² | 243 per km² |
| Capital | Helsinki | Annapolis |
| Latitude range | 60°N to 70°N | 38°N to 40°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%.
- Our measured 25,500 km² is 21% below Wikidata's official figure of 32,100 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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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