Portugal is 1.08× the size of Maine
Portugal (Europe) covers about 91,400 km² (35,300 mi²) and Maine (state of the United States) about 84,300 km² (32,500 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 91,400km²Portugal
- 84,300km²Maine
500 km
- Portugal
- Maine
What fits
- Maine is 92% of the size of Portugal.
- Portugal is larger by 7,130 km² (2,750 mi²), which is 8.5% of the area of Maine.
- Measured in Belgiums: Portugal is about 2.98, Maine about 2.75.
How they differ
- Portugal also has the larger population: 10.3 million against 1.4 million, 7.60× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 113 in Portugal against 16 in Maine: Portugal is 7.00× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 4,890 km apart.
- On a standard web map Maine looks larger than Portugal: Portugal at 40°N is drawn about 1.7× too large and Maine at 45°N about 2.0×, so the map shows Maine as 1.11× the size of Portugal, when Portugal is 1.08× the size of Maine.
- Together Portugal and Maine cover 176,000 km², close to the size of Uruguay (177,000 km², 1.0% bigger).
- The gap between them, 7,130 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
- At Maine's density, Portugal would have 1.5 million people (it has 10.3 million). At Portugal's density, Maine would have 9.5 million (it has 1.4 million).
- Maine's centre is 5.8° of latitude, about 640 km, farther north than Portugal's.
- Portugal ranks 112th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Maine is the 39th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 0.9% of its area; it is the 40th most densely populated of them.
- Maine lies about 6° of latitude (roughly 642 km) north of Portugal.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Portugal would have about 8,830 m² and each person in Maine about 61,850 m².
- Laid side by side, Portugal and Maine would cover 176,000 km², about the same size as Uruguay.
- Together they have 11.7 million people, about as many people as Belgium.
- Counted as a country, Maine would rank 115th by area and 158th by population.
Side by side
| Portugal | Maine | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 91,400 km²35,300 mi² | 84,300 km²32,500 mi² |
| Official area | 92,200 km²Wikidata | 91,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 111th of 239worldwide | 39th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 10.3 millionWikidata, 2021 | 1.4 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 90th of 237worldwide | 42nd of 51in the United States |
| Density | 113 per km² | 16 per km² |
| Capital | Lisbon | Augusta |
| Latitude range | 30°N to 42°N | 43°N to 47°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 92,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 91,400 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 84,300 km² is 8.1% below Wikidata's official figure of 91,600 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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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