Oceania · Polynesia
Niue
Niue covers about 221 km² (85.2 mi²), the 213th largest of the 246 places listed here.
- 221km²Area, main territory
- 1,820Population
- 0.01In Belgiums
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- Niue
Facts
| Area, main territory | 221 km²85.2 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 260 km²Wikidata · 15% above our measure |
| In Belgiums | 0.01 |
| Capital | Alofi |
| Population | 1,820Wikidata, 2025 |
| Density | 8.3 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 19°S to 19°S |
| In other languages | ニウエ 日本語 · 纽埃 中文 · 니우에 한국어 |
| Continent | Oceania |
What the numbers say about Niue
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 76,973× the size of Niue.
- Niue lies at 19°S, close to the equator, where a standard web map (Web Mercator) is nearly true to size: it inflates area by only about 1.1×.
- Laid out flat, Niue's main territory stretches about 20 km north to south and 18 km east to west.
- Our measured 221 km² is 15% below Wikidata's official figure of 260 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
How Niue measures up
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 221 km² | 210th of 239 |
| Population | 1,820 | 230th of 237 |
| Compared with | Its area | Niue is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 0.01× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 1 in 1,105 its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 1 in 1,621 its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 1 in 1,693 its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 1 in 2,483 its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 1 in 14,283 its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 1 in 38,407 its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 1 in 42,826 its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 76,973 its size |
Where Niue sits
- Niue's centre lies at 19.0°S, 169.9°W, in the southern and western hemispheres, about 2,120 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 19°S to 19°S, about 20 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
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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