Laos is 10.8× the size of Massachusetts
Laos (Asia) covers about 228,000 km² (88,100 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.
- 228,000km²Laos
- 21,200km²Massachusetts
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- Laos
- Massachusetts
What fits
- Massachusetts fits inside Laos about 10.8 times by area.
- Laos is larger by 207,000 km² (79,900 mi²), which is 978% of the area of Massachusetts.
- Measured in Belgiums: Laos is about 7.44, Massachusetts about 0.69.
How they differ
- Laos is larger, but Massachusetts has the larger population: 7.0 million against 6.9 million, 1.03× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 332 in Massachusetts against 30 in Laos: Massachusetts is 11.0× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 13,200 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Laos at 18°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Massachusetts at 42°N about 1.8×, so the map shows Laos as 6.56× the size of Massachusetts instead of 10.8×.
- Together Laos and Massachusetts cover 249,000 km², close to the size of Guinea (244,000 km², 2.0% smaller).
- The gap between them, 207,000 km², is about the size of Belarus (207,000 km²).
- At Massachusetts's density, Laos would have 75.8 million people (it has 6.9 million). At Laos's density, Massachusetts would have 636,000 (it has 7.0 million).
- Massachusetts's centre is 23.8° of latitude, about 2,640 km, farther north than Laos's.
- Laos ranks 84th 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.
- Massachusetts lies about 24° of latitude (roughly 2,640 km) north of Laos.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Laos would have about 33,260 m² and each person in Massachusetts about 3,010 m².
- Laid side by side, Laos and Massachusetts would cover 249,000 km², about the same size as Guinea.
- Together they have 13.9 million people, about as many people as Burundi.
- Counted as a country, Massachusetts would rank 153rd by area and 106th by population.
Side by side
| Laos | Massachusetts | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAsia | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 228,000 km²88,100 mi² | 21,200 km²8,170 mi² |
| Official area | 237,000 km²Wikidata | 27,300 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 83rd of 239worldwide | 45th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 6.9 millionWikidata, 2017 | 7.0 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 106th of 237worldwide | 15th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 30 per km² | 332 per km² |
| Capital | Vientiane | Boston |
| Latitude range | 14°N to 22°N | 41°N to 43°N |
Population: Wikidata 2017 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 228,000 km² is 3.7% below Wikidata's official figure of 237,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- 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