Lithuania is 1.04× the size of West Virginia
Lithuania (Europe) covers about 64,900 km² (25,100 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.
- 64,900km²Lithuania
- 62,700km²West Virginia
100 km
- Lithuania
- West Virginia
What fits
- West Virginia is 97% of the size of Lithuania.
- Lithuania is larger by 2,200 km² (851 mi²), which is 3.5% of the area of West Virginia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Lithuania is about 2.12, West Virginia about 2.05.
How they differ
- Lithuania also has the larger population: 2.9 million against 1.8 million, 1.59× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 44 in Lithuania against 29 in West Virginia: Lithuania is 1.54× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,370 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Lithuania at 55°N is drawn about 3.1× too large and West Virginia at 39°N about 1.6×, so the map shows Lithuania as 1.95× the size of West Virginia instead of 1.04×.
- Together Lithuania and West Virginia cover 128,000 km², close to the size of Nicaragua (129,000 km², 0.8% bigger).
- The gap between them, 2,200 km², is about the size of Mauritius (2,000 km²).
- At West Virginia's density, Lithuania would have 1.9 million people (it has 2.9 million). At Lithuania's density, West Virginia would have 2.8 million (it has 1.8 million).
- Lithuania's centre is 16.7° of latitude, about 1,850 km, farther north than West Virginia's.
- Lithuania ranks 125th 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.
- Lithuania lies about 17° of latitude (roughly 1,850 km) north of West Virginia.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Lithuania would have about 22,710 m² and each person in West Virginia about 34,980 m².
- Laid side by side, Lithuania and West Virginia would cover 128,000 km², about the same size as Nicaragua.
- Together they have 4.7 million people, about as many people as Mauritania.
- Counted as a country, West Virginia would rank 126th by area and 153rd by population.
Side by side
| Lithuania | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 64,900 km²25,100 mi² | 62,700 km²24,200 mi² |
| Official area | 65,300 km²Wikidata | 62,800 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 124th of 239worldwide | 41st of 51in the United States |
| Population | 2.9 millionWikidata, 2023 | 1.8 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 138th of 237worldwide | 39th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 44 per km² | 29 per km² |
| Capital | Vilnius | Charleston |
| Latitude range | 54°N to 56°N | 37°N to 41°N |
Population: Wikidata 2023 and Wikidata 2020. 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 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