Wyoming is 1.75× the size of Suriname
Wyoming (state of the United States) covers about 253,000 km² (97,900 mi²) and Suriname (South America) about 145,000 km² (56,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 253,000km²Wyoming
- 145,000km²Suriname
100 km
- Wyoming
- Suriname
What fits
- Suriname is 57% of the size of Wyoming.
- Wyoming is larger by 108,000 km² (41,800 mi²), which is 75% of the area of Suriname.
- Measured in Belgiums: Wyoming is about 8.26, Suriname about 4.73.
How they differ
- Wyoming also has the larger population: 577,000 against 563,000, 1.02× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 3.9 in Suriname against 2.3 in Wyoming: Suriname is 1.71× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,660 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Wyoming at 43°N is drawn about 1.9× too large and Suriname at 4°N about 1.0×, so the map shows Wyoming as 3.25× the size of Suriname instead of 1.75×.
- Together Wyoming and Suriname cover 399,000 km², close to the size of Paraguay (400,000 km², 0.3% bigger).
- The gap between them, 108,000 km², is about the size of Guatemala (109,000 km²).
- At Suriname's density, Wyoming would have 984,000 people (it has 577,000). At Wyoming's density, Suriname would have 330,000 (it has 563,000).
- Wyoming's centre is 38.9° of latitude, about 4,320 km, farther north than Suriname's.
- Wyoming is the 9th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 2.7% of its area; it is the 50th most densely populated of them.
- Suriname ranks 95th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Wyoming lies about 39° of latitude (roughly 4,320 km) north of Suriname.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Wyoming would have about 439,430 m² and each person in Suriname about 257,580 m².
- Laid side by side, Wyoming and Suriname would cover 399,000 km², about the same size as Paraguay.
- Together they have 1.1 million people, about as many people as Djibouti.
- Counted as a country, Wyoming would rank 78th by area and 170th by population.
Side by side
| Wyoming | Suriname | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountrySouth America |
| Area, measured | 253,000 km²97,900 mi² | 145,000 km²56,000 mi² |
| Official area | 253,000 km²Wikidata | 163,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 9th of 51in the United States | 94th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 577,000Wikidata, 2020 | 563,000Wikidata, 2017 |
| Rank by population | 51st of 51in the United States | 170th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 2.3 per km² | 3.9 per km² |
| Capital | Cheyenne | Paramaribo |
| Latitude range | 41°N to 45°N | 2°N to 6°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2017. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 253,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 253,000 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 145,000 km² is 11% below Wikidata's official figure of 163,000 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