Maryland is 4.98× the size of Chiba
Maryland (state of the United States) covers about 25,500 km² (9,830 mi²) and Chiba (prefecture of Japan) about 5,110 km² (1,970 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 25,500km²Maryland
- 5,110km²Chiba
100 km
- Maryland
- Chiba
What fits
- Chiba fits inside Maryland about 4.98 times by area.
- Maryland is larger by 20,400 km² (7,860 mi²), which is 398% of the area of Chiba.
- Measured in Belgiums: Maryland is about 0.83, Chiba about 0.17.
How they differ
- Maryland is larger, but Chiba has the larger population: 6.3 million against 6.2 million, 1.02× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,228 in Chiba against 243 in Maryland: Chiba is 5.06× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 10,900 km apart.
- Together Maryland and Chiba cover 30,600 km², close to the size of Belgium (30,700 km², 0.3% bigger).
- The gap between them, 20,400 km², is about the size of Slovenia (20,300 km²).
- At Chiba's density, Maryland would have 31.3 million people (it has 6.2 million). At Maryland's density, Chiba would have 1.2 million (it has 6.3 million).
- Maryland's centre is 3.5° of latitude, about 390 km, farther north than Chiba's.
- Maryland is the 42nd largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 0.3% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
- Chiba is the 27th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 1.4% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
- Maryland lies about 4° of latitude (roughly 394 km) north of Chiba.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Maryland would have about 4,120 m² and each person in Chiba about 810 m².
- Laid side by side, Maryland and Chiba would cover 30,600 km², about the same size as Belgium.
- Together they have 12.5 million people, about as many people as South Sudan.
Side by side
| Maryland | Chiba | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | PrefectureJapan |
| Area, measured | 25,500 km²9,830 mi² | 5,110 km²1,970 mi² |
| Official area | 32,100 km²Wikidata | 5,160 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 42nd of 51in the United States | 27th of 47in Japan |
| Population | 6.2 millionWikidata, 2020 | 6.3 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 18th of 51in the United States | 6th of 47in Japan |
| Density | 243 per km² | 1,228 per km² |
| Capital | Annapolis | Chiba |
| Latitude range | 38°N to 40°N | 35°N to 36°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2021. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 25,500 km² is 21% below Wikidata's official figure of 32,100 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
- Wikidata's official figure of 5,160 km² agrees with our measured area of 5,110 km², to within 2%.
Similar in size to Maryland
Similar in size to Chiba
More from the same country
More comparisons
Send it to someone who won’t believe it
Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, 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