Finland is 15.7× the size of Massachusetts
Finland (Europe) covers about 333,000 km² (129,000 mi²) and Massachusetts (state of the United States) about 21,200 km² (8,170 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 333,000km²Finland
- 21,200km²Massachusetts
100 km
- Finland
- Massachusetts
What fits
- Massachusetts fits inside Finland about 15.7 times by area.
- Finland is larger by 312,000 km² (120,000 mi²), which is 1,474% of the area of Massachusetts.
- Measured in Belgiums: Finland is about 10.9, Massachusetts about 0.69.
How they differ
- Finland is larger, but Massachusetts has the larger population: 7.0 million against 5.7 million, 1.24× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 332 in Massachusetts against 17 in Finland: Massachusetts is 19.6× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,210 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Finland at 64°N is drawn about 5.3× too large and Massachusetts at 42°N about 1.8×, so the map shows Finland as 45.7× the size of Massachusetts instead of 15.7×.
- Together Finland and Massachusetts cover 354,000 km², close to the size of Germany (358,000 km², 1.0% bigger).
- The gap between them, 312,000 km², is about the size of Oman (311,000 km²).
- At Massachusetts's density, Finland would have 110.6 million people (it has 5.7 million). At Finland's density, Massachusetts would have 359,000 (it has 7.0 million).
- Finland's centre is 22.0° of latitude, about 2,450 km, farther north than Massachusetts's.
- Finland ranks 67th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Massachusetts is the 45th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 0.2% of its area; it is the 4th most densely populated of them.
- Finland lies about 22° of latitude (roughly 2,450 km) north of Massachusetts.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Finland would have about 58,920 m² and each person in Massachusetts about 3,010 m².
- Laid side by side, Finland and Massachusetts would cover 354,000 km², about the same size as Germany.
- Together they have 12.7 million people, about as many people as South Sudan.
- Counted as a country, Massachusetts would rank 153rd by area and 106th by population.
Side by side
| Finland | Massachusetts | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 333,000 km²129,000 mi² | 21,200 km²8,170 mi² |
| Official area | 338,000 km²Wikidata | 27,300 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 66th of 239worldwide | 45th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 5.7 millionWikidata, 2025 | 7.0 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 116th of 237worldwide | 15th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 17 per km² | 332 per km² |
| Capital | Helsinki | Boston |
| Latitude range | 60°N to 70°N | 41°N to 43°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 21,200 km² is 23% below Wikidata's official figure of 27,300 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