Latvia is 1.03× the size of West Virginia
Latvia (Europe) covers about 64,600 km² (24,900 mi²) and West Virginia (state of the United States) about 62,700 km² (24,200 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 64,600km²Latvia
- 62,700km²West Virginia
100 km
- Latvia
- West Virginia
What fits
- West Virginia is 97% of the size of Latvia.
- Latvia is larger by 1,840 km² (711 mi²), which is 2.9% of the area of West Virginia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Latvia is about 2.11, West Virginia about 2.05.
How they differ
- Latvia also has the larger population: 1.8 million against 1.8 million, 1.03× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 29 in West Virginia against 29 in Latvia: West Virginia is 1.00× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,330 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Latvia at 57°N is drawn about 3.3× too large and West Virginia at 39°N about 1.6×, so the map shows Latvia as 2.10× the size of West Virginia instead of 1.03×.
- Together Latvia and West Virginia cover 127,000 km², close to the size of Nicaragua (129,000 km², 1.1% bigger).
- The gap between them, 1,840 km², is about the size of Mauritius (2,000 km²).
- At West Virginia's density, Latvia would have 1.8 million people (it has 1.8 million). At Latvia's density, West Virginia would have 1.8 million (it has 1.8 million).
- Latvia's centre is 18.2° of latitude, about 2,030 km, farther north than West Virginia's.
- Latvia ranks 126th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- West Virginia is the 41st largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 0.7% of its area; it is the 30th most densely populated of them.
- Latvia lies about 18° of latitude (roughly 2,030 km) north of West Virginia.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Latvia would have about 35,000 m² and each person in West Virginia about 34,980 m².
- Laid side by side, Latvia and West Virginia would cover 127,000 km², about the same size as Nicaragua.
- Together they have 3.6 million people, 1.04× as many people as Eritrea.
- Counted as a country, West Virginia would rank 126th by area and 153rd by population.
Side by side
| Latvia | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 64,600 km²24,900 mi² | 62,700 km²24,200 mi² |
| Official area | 64,600 km²Wikidata | 62,800 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 125th of 239worldwide | 41st of 51in the United States |
| Population | 1.8 millionWikidata, 2026 | 1.8 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 151st of 237worldwide | 39th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 29 per km² | 29 per km² |
| Capital | Riga | Charleston |
| Latitude range | 56°N to 58°N | 37°N to 41°N |
Population: Wikidata 2026 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 64,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 64,600 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 62,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 62,700 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