Lithuania is 1.01× the size of Latvia
Lithuania covers about 64,900 km² (25,100 mi²) and Latvia about 64,600 km² (24,900 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 64,900km²Lithuania
- 64,600km²Latvia
100 km
- Lithuania
- Latvia
What fits
- Latvia is 99% of the size of Lithuania.
- Lithuania is larger by 363 km² (140 mi²), which is 0.6% of the area of Latvia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Lithuania is about 2.12, Latvia about 2.11.
How they differ
- Lithuania also has the larger population: 2.9 million against 1.8 million, 1.55× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 44 in Lithuania against 29 in Latvia: Lithuania is 1.54× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 182 km apart.
- On a standard web map Latvia looks larger than Lithuania: Lithuania at 55°N is drawn about 3.1× too large and Latvia at 57°N about 3.3×, so the map shows Latvia as 1.08× the size of Lithuania, when Lithuania is 1.01× the size of Latvia.
- Together Lithuania and Latvia cover 130,000 km², close to the size of Nicaragua (129,000 km², 0.6% smaller).
- At Latvia's density, Lithuania would have 1.9 million people (it has 2.9 million). At Lithuania's density, Latvia would have 2.8 million (it has 1.8 million).
- Latvia's centre is 1.5° of latitude, about 170 km, farther north than Lithuania's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Lithuania | 1.01× |
| More people | Lithuania | 1.55× |
| More crowded | Lithuania | 1.54× |
| Farther north | Latvia | 1.5° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Latvia | 3.3× against 3.1× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Lithuania | Latvia |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 2.12× | 2.11× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 0.27× | 0.26× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 0.18× | 0.18× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.17× | 0.17× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.12× | 0.12× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.02× | 0.02× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.01× | 0.01× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.01× | 0.01× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 261 | 1 in 263 |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Lithuania | Latvia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 64,900 km²25,100 mi² | 64,600 km²24,900 mi² |
| Population | 2.9 millionWikidata, 2023 | 1.8 millionWikidata, 2026 |
| Density | 44 per km² | 29 per km² |
| Official area | 65,300 km²Wikidata | 64,600 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Vilnius | Riga |
| Latitude range | 54°N to 56°N | 56°N to 58°N |
| Continent | Europe | Europe |
Population: Wikidata 2023 and Wikidata 2026, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 65,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 64,900 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 64,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 64,600 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- 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
- 2026-11-11