Europe · Northern Europe
Estonia
Estonia covers about 45,800 km² (17,700 mi²), the 133rd largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to Dominican Republic, at about 48,400 km².
- 45,800km²Area, main territory
- 1.4 millionPopulation
- 1.49In Belgiums
100 km
- Estonia
Facts
| Area, main territory | 45,800 km²17,700 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 45,300 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| In Belgiums | 1.49 |
| Capital | Tallinn |
| Population | 1.4 millionWikidata, 2025 |
| Density | 30 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 58°N to 60°N |
| In other languages | Estland Deutsch · Estonie Français · Estônia Português · エストニア 日本語 · 爱沙尼亚 中文 · 에스토니아 한국어 |
| Continent | Europe#28 of 50 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Estonia
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 371× the size of Estonia.
- At 30 people per km², Estonia is the 134th most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 59°N is drawn about 3.7× too large in area, so Estonia looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Estonia's main territory stretches about 239 km north to south and 366 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 45,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 45,800 km², to within 2%.
How Estonia measures up
Estonia holds 0.2% of the land area and 0.2% of the people of the 50 countries listed for Europe. In Northern Europe it is the 9th largest of 14.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 45,800 km² | 132nd of 239 |
| Population | 1.4 million | 156th of 237 |
| Density | 30 per km² | 134th of 185 |
| Farthest north | 58.7°N | 9th of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Estonia is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 1.49× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 0.19× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 0.13× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 0.12× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 0.08× its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 1 in 206 its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 371 its size |
Where Estonia sits
- Estonia's centre lies at 58.7°N, 25.5°E, in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 6,520 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 58°N to 60°N, about 240 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
If Estonia had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², Estonia would have 57.4 million people. It has 1.4 million.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², Estonia would have 170,000 people. It has 1.4 million.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 3.3 million.
About the same size as
Largest in Europe
- Russia16,980,000 km²
- Ukraine572,000 km²
- France548,000 km²
- Spain499,000 km²
- Sweden446,000 km²
- Estonia#28 · 45,800 km²
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2025; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11