Finland is 1.85× the size of Missouri
Finland (Europe) covers about 333,000 km² (129,000 mi²) and Missouri (state of the United States) about 180,000 km² (69,700 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 333,000km²Finland
- 180,000km²Missouri
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- Finland
- Missouri
What fits
- Missouri is 54% of the size of Finland.
- Finland is larger by 153,000 km² (58,900 mi²), which is 85% of the area of Missouri.
- Measured in Belgiums: Finland is about 10.9, Missouri about 5.88.
How they differ
- Finland is larger, but Missouri has the larger population: 6.2 million against 5.7 million, 1.09× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 34 in Missouri against 17 in Finland: Missouri is 2.01× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,420 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Finland at 64°N is drawn about 5.3× too large and Missouri at 38°N about 1.6×, so the map shows Finland as 6.01× the size of Missouri instead of 1.85×.
- Together Finland and Missouri cover 514,000 km², close to the size of Thailand (514,000 km², 0.2% bigger).
- The gap between them, 153,000 km², is about the size of Tunisia (157,000 km²).
- At Missouri's density, Finland would have 11.4 million people (it has 5.7 million). At Finland's density, Missouri would have 3.1 million (it has 6.2 million).
- Finland's centre is 25.9° of latitude, about 2,880 km, farther north than Missouri's.
- Finland ranks 67th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Missouri is the 20th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.9% of its area; it is the 29th most densely populated of them.
- Finland lies about 26° of latitude (roughly 2,880 km) north of Missouri.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Finland would have about 58,920 m² and each person in Missouri about 29,320 m².
- Laid side by side, Finland and Missouri would cover 514,000 km², about the same size as Thailand.
- Together they have 11.8 million people, about as many people as Belgium.
- Counted as a country, Missouri would rank 90th by area and 111th by population.
Side by side
| Finland | Missouri | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 333,000 km²129,000 mi² | 180,000 km²69,700 mi² |
| Official area | 338,000 km²Wikidata | 181,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 66th of 239worldwide | 20th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 5.7 millionWikidata, 2025 | 6.2 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 116th of 237worldwide | 19th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 17 per km² | 34 per km² |
| Capital | Helsinki | Jefferson City |
| Latitude range | 60°N to 70°N | 36°N to 41°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 181,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 180,000 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