Laos is 1.04× the size of Utah
Laos (Asia) covers about 228,000 km² (88,100 mi²) and Utah (state of the United States) about 220,000 km² (84,900 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 228,000km²Laos
- 220,000km²Utah
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- Laos
- Utah
What fits
- Utah is 96% of the size of Laos.
- Laos is larger by 8,350 km² (3,220 mi²), which is 3.8% of the area of Utah.
- Measured in Belgiums: Laos is about 7.44, Utah about 7.17.
How they differ
- Laos also has the larger population: 6.9 million against 3.3 million, 2.10× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 30 in Laos against 15 in Utah: Laos is 2.02× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 12,600 km apart.
- On a standard web map Utah looks larger than Laos: Laos at 18°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Utah at 39°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Utah as 1.45× the size of Laos, when Laos is 1.04× the size of Utah.
- Together Laos and Utah cover 448,000 km², close to the size of Uzbekistan (448,000 km², 0.0% smaller).
- The gap between them, 8,350 km², is about the size of Lebanon (10,000 km²).
- At Utah's density, Laos would have 3.4 million people (it has 6.9 million). At Laos's density, Utah would have 6.6 million (it has 3.3 million).
- Utah's centre is 20.8° of latitude, about 2,320 km, farther north than Laos's.
- Laos ranks 84th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Utah is the 13th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 2.3% of its area; it is the 41st most densely populated of them.
- Utah lies about 21° of latitude (roughly 2,320 km) north of Laos.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Laos would have about 33,260 m² and each person in Utah about 67,170 m².
- Laid side by side, Laos and Utah would cover 448,000 km², about the same size as Uzbekistan.
- Together they have 10.1 million people, about as many people as Azerbaijan.
- Counted as a country, Utah would rank 84th by area and 137th by population.
Side by side
| Laos | Utah | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAsia | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 228,000 km²88,100 mi² | 220,000 km²84,900 mi² |
| Official area | 237,000 km²Wikidata | 220,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 83rd of 239worldwide | 13th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 6.9 millionWikidata, 2017 | 3.3 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 106th of 237worldwide | 30th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 30 per km² | 15 per km² |
| Capital | Vientiane | Salt Lake City |
| Latitude range | 14°N to 22°N | 37°N to 42°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.
- Wikidata's official figure of 220,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 220,000 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