Europe · Northern Europe
Lithuania
Lithuania covers about 64,900 km² (25,100 mi²), the 125th largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to Latvia, at about 64,600 km².
- 64,900km²Area, main territory
- 2.9 millionPopulation
- 2.12In Belgiums
100 km
- Lithuania
Facts
| Area, main territory | 64,900 km²25,100 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 65,300 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| In Belgiums | 2.12 |
| Capital | Vilnius |
| Population | 2.9 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Density | 44 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 54°N to 56°N |
| In other languages | Lituania Español · Litauen Deutsch · Lituanie Français · Lituânia Português · リトアニア 日本語 · 立陶宛 中文 · 리투아니아 한국어 |
| Continent | Europe#23 of 50 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Lithuania
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 261× the size of Lithuania.
- At 44 people per km², Lithuania is the 122nd 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 55°N is drawn about 3.1× too large in area, so Lithuania looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Lithuania's main territory stretches about 285 km north to south and 372 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 65,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 64,900 km², to within 2%.
How Lithuania measures up
Lithuania holds 0.3% of the land area and 0.4% of the people of the 50 countries listed for Europe. In Northern Europe it is the 7th largest of 14.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 64,900 km² | 124th of 239 |
| Population | 2.9 million | 138th of 237 |
| Density | 44 per km² | 122nd of 185 |
| Farthest north | 55.3°N | 12th of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Lithuania is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 2.12× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 0.27× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 0.18× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 0.17× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 0.12× its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 0.02× its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 261 its size |
Where Lithuania sits
- Lithuania's centre lies at 55.3°N, 23.9°E, in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 6,150 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 54°N to 56°N, about 280 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
If Lithuania had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², Lithuania would have 81.3 million people. It has 2.9 million.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², Lithuania would have 242,000 people. It has 2.9 million.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 4.7 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
- Lithuania#23 · 64,900 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, 2023; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11