Finland is 1.97× the size of Wisconsin
Finland (Europe) covers about 333,000 km² (129,000 mi²) and Wisconsin (state of the United States) about 169,000 km² (65,400 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 333,000km²Finland
- 169,000km²Wisconsin
100 km
- Finland
- Wisconsin
What fits
- Wisconsin is 51% of the size of Finland.
- Finland is larger by 164,000 km² (63,200 mi²), which is 97% of the area of Wisconsin.
- Measured in Belgiums: Finland is about 10.9, Wisconsin about 5.52.
How they differ
- Finland is larger, but Wisconsin has the larger population: 5.9 million against 5.7 million, 1.04× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 35 in Wisconsin against 17 in Finland: Wisconsin is 2.05× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,690 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Finland at 64°N is drawn about 5.3× too large and Wisconsin at 45°N about 2.0×, so the map shows Finland as 5.28× the size of Wisconsin instead of 1.97×.
- Together Finland and Wisconsin cover 502,000 km², close to the size of Spain (499,000 km², 0.6% smaller).
- The gap between them, 164,000 km², is about the size of Somaliland (167,000 km²).
- At Wisconsin's density, Finland would have 11.6 million people (it has 5.7 million). At Finland's density, Wisconsin would have 2.9 million (it has 5.9 million).
- Finland's centre is 19.6° of latitude, about 2,180 km, farther north than Wisconsin's.
- Finland ranks 67th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Wisconsin is the 22nd largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.8% of its area; it is the 28th most densely populated of them.
- Finland lies about 20° of latitude (roughly 2,180 km) north of Wisconsin.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Finland would have about 58,920 m² and each person in Wisconsin about 28,740 m².
- Laid side by side, Finland and Wisconsin would cover 502,000 km², about the same size as Spain.
- Together they have 11.5 million people, about as many people as Tunisia.
- Counted as a country, Wisconsin would rank 91st by area and 115th by population.
Side by side
| Finland | Wisconsin | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 333,000 km²129,000 mi² | 169,000 km²65,400 mi² |
| Official area | 338,000 km²Wikidata | 170,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 66th of 239worldwide | 22nd of 51in the United States |
| Population | 5.7 millionWikidata, 2025 | 5.9 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 116th of 237worldwide | 20th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 17 per km² | 35 per km² |
| Capital | Helsinki | Madison |
| Latitude range | 60°N to 70°N | 42°N to 47°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 170,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 169,000 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