North Dakota is 1.24× the size of Nepal
North Dakota (state of the United States) covers about 183,000 km² (70,600 mi²) and Nepal (Asia) about 147,000 km² (56,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 183,000km²North Dakota
- 147,000km²Nepal
200 km
- North Dakota
- Nepal
What fits
- Nepal is 80% of the size of North Dakota.
- North Dakota is larger by 35,600 km² (13,800 mi²), which is 24% of the area of Nepal.
- Measured in Belgiums: North Dakota is about 5.96, Nepal about 4.80.
How they differ
- North Dakota is larger, but Nepal has the larger population: 29.2 million against 779,000, 37.4× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 198 in Nepal against 4.3 in North Dakota: Nepal is 46.5× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 11,600 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: North Dakota at 47°N is drawn about 2.2× too large and Nepal at 28°N about 1.3×, so the map shows North Dakota as 2.11× the size of Nepal instead of 1.24×.
- Together North Dakota and Nepal cover 330,000 km², close to the size of Vietnam (329,000 km², 0.3% smaller).
- The gap between them, 35,600 km², is about the size of Taiwan (36,200 km²).
- At Nepal's density, North Dakota would have 36.2 million people (it has 779,000). At North Dakota's density, Nepal would have 627,000 (it has 29.2 million).
- North Dakota's centre is 19.2° of latitude, about 2,130 km, farther north than Nepal's.
- North Dakota is the 18th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.9% of its area; it is the 48th most densely populated of them.
- Nepal ranks 94th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- North Dakota lies about 19° of latitude (roughly 2,130 km) north of Nepal.
- Shared out evenly, each person in North Dakota would have about 234,560 m² and each person in Nepal about 5,040 m².
- Laid side by side, North Dakota and Nepal would cover 330,000 km², about the same size as Vietnam.
- Together they have 29.9 million people, about as many people as Mozambique.
- Counted as a country, North Dakota would rank 89th by area and 166th by population.
Side by side
| North Dakota | Nepal | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountryAsia |
| Area, measured | 183,000 km²70,600 mi² | 147,000 km²56,800 mi² |
| Official area | 183,000 km²Wikidata | 147,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 18th of 51in the United States | 93rd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 779,000Wikidata, 2020 | 29.2 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 47th of 51in the United States | 51st of 237worldwide |
| Density | 4.3 per km² | 198 per km² |
| Capital | Bismarck | Kathmandu |
| Latitude range | 46°N to 49°N | 26°N to 30°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2021. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 183,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 183,000 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