Missouri is 1.23× the size of Nepal
Missouri (state of the United States) covers about 180,000 km² (69,700 mi²) and Nepal (Asia) about 147,000 km² (56,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 180,000km²Missouri
- 147,000km²Nepal
200 km
- Missouri
- Nepal
What fits
- Nepal is 82% of the size of Missouri.
- Missouri is larger by 33,400 km² (12,900 mi²), which is 23% of the area of Nepal.
- Measured in Belgiums: Missouri is about 5.88, Nepal about 4.80.
How they differ
- Missouri is larger, but Nepal has the larger population: 29.2 million against 6.2 million, 4.74× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 198 in Nepal against 34 in Missouri: Nepal is 5.81× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 12,600 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Missouri at 38°N is drawn about 1.6× too large and Nepal at 28°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Missouri as 1.55× the size of Nepal instead of 1.23×.
- Together Missouri and Nepal cover 328,000 km², close to the size of Malaysia (328,000 km², 0.1% bigger).
- The gap between them, 33,400 km², is about the size of Moldova (33,200 km²).
- At Nepal's density, Missouri would have 35.8 million people (it has 6.2 million). At Missouri's density, Nepal would have 5.0 million (it has 29.2 million).
- Missouri's centre is 10.1° of latitude, about 1,120 km, farther north than Nepal's.
- Missouri is the 20th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.9% of its area; it is the 29th most densely populated of them.
- Nepal ranks 94th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Missouri lies about 10° of latitude (roughly 1,120 km) north of Nepal.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Missouri would have about 29,320 m² and each person in Nepal about 5,040 m².
- Laid side by side, Missouri and Nepal would cover 328,000 km², about the same size as Malaysia.
- Together they have 35.3 million people, about as many people as Uzbekistan.
- Counted as a country, Missouri would rank 90th by area and 111th by population.
Side by side
| Missouri | Nepal | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountryAsia |
| Area, measured | 180,000 km²69,700 mi² | 147,000 km²56,800 mi² |
| Official area | 181,000 km²Wikidata | 147,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 20th of 51in the United States | 93rd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 6.2 millionWikidata, 2020 | 29.2 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 19th of 51in the United States | 51st of 237worldwide |
| Density | 34 per km² | 198 per km² |
| Capital | Jefferson City | Kathmandu |
| Latitude range | 36°N to 41°N | 26°N to 30°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2021. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 181,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 180,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 147,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 147,000 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