North America · Northern America
United States
United States covers about 9,447,000 km² (3,648,000 mi²), the 4th largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to China, at about 9,375,000 km².
- 9,447,000km²Area, main territory
- 340.1 millionPopulation
- 308In Belgiums
2,000 km
- United States
Facts
| Area, main territory | 9,447,000 km²3,648,000 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 9,834,000 km²Wikidata · 3.8% above our measure |
| In Belgiums | 308 |
| Capital | Washington, D.C. |
| Population | 340.1 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Density | 36 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 25°N to 71°N |
| In other languages | Estados Unidos Español · USA Deutsch · États-Unis Français · Estados Unidos Português · アメリカ 日本語 · 美国 中文 · 미국 한국어 |
| Continent | North America#2 of 27 countries by area |
What the numbers say about United States
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 1.80× the size of United States.
- At 36 people per km², United States is the 130th 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 45°N is drawn about 2.0× too large in area, so United States looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, United States's main territory stretches about 5,770 km north to south and 6,210 km east to west.
- Our measured 9,464,000 km² is 3.8% below Wikidata's official figure of 9,834,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
How United States measures up
United States holds 39% of the land area and 57% of the people of the 27 countries listed for North America. In Northern America it is the 2nd largest of 3.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,447,000 km² | 3rd of 239 |
| Population | 340.1 million | 3rd of 237 |
| Density | 36 per km² | 130th of 185 |
| Farthest north | 44.8°N | 38th of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | United States is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 308× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 38.8× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 26.4× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 25.3× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 17.2× its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 3.00× its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 1.12× its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 0.56× its size |
Where United States sits
- United States's centre lies at 44.8°N, 103.5°W, in the northern and western hemispheres, about 4,980 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 25°N to 71°N, about 5,210 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
If United States had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², United States would have 11.85 billion people. It has 340.1 million.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², United States would have 35.2 million people. It has 340.1 million.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 684.8 million.
States of the United States
Natural Earth’s file divides the United States into 51 states and districts. Each has its own page, drawn at true size and matched to the countries closest to it in area and in people.
About the same size as
Largest in North America
- Canada9,946,000 km²
- United States#2 · 9,447,000 km²
- Greenland2,154,000 km²
- Mexico1,958,000 km²
- Nicaragua129,000 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, 2024; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11