Norway is 1.01× the size of Montana
Norway (Europe) covers about 382,000 km² (147,000 mi²) and Montana (state of the United States) about 379,000 km² (147,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 382,000km²Norway
- 379,000km²Montana
500 km
- Norway
- Montana
What fits
- Montana is 99% of the size of Norway.
- Norway is larger by 2,520 km² (973 mi²), which is 0.7% of the area of Montana.
- Measured in Belgiums: Norway is about 12.5, Montana about 12.4.
How they differ
- Norway also has the larger population: 5.6 million against 1.1 million, 5.19× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 15 in Norway against 2.9 in Montana: Norway is 5.16× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,490 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Norway at 66°N is drawn about 6.2× too large and Montana at 47°N about 2.2×, so the map shows Norway as 2.91× the size of Montana instead of 1.01×.
- Together Norway and Montana cover 762,000 km², close to the size of Zambia (752,000 km², 1.3% smaller).
- At Montana's density, Norway would have 1.1 million people (it has 5.6 million). At Norway's density, Montana would have 5.6 million (it has 1.1 million).
- Norway's centre is 19.3° of latitude, about 2,150 km, farther north than Montana's.
- Norway ranks 63rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Montana is the 4th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 4.0% of its area; it is the 49th most densely populated of them.
- Norway lies about 19° of latitude (roughly 2,150 km) north of Montana.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Norway would have about 67,890 m² and each person in Montana about 350,010 m².
- Laid side by side, Norway and Montana would cover 762,000 km², about the same size as Zambia.
- Together they have 6.7 million people, about as many people as Paraguay.
- Counted as a country, Montana would rank 63rd by area and 162nd by population.
Side by side
| Norway | Montana | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 382,000 km²147,000 mi² | 379,000 km²147,000 mi² |
| Official area | 385,000 km²Wikidata | 381,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 62nd of 239worldwide | 4th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 5.6 millionWikidata, 2026 | 1.1 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 117th of 237worldwide | 44th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 15 per km² | 2.9 per km² |
| Capital | Oslo | Helena |
| Latitude range | 58°N to 81°N | 44°N to 49°N |
Population: Wikidata 2026 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 385,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 382,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 381,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 379,000 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