State of the United States
Arizona
Arizona is a state of the United States. It covers about 295,000 km² (114,000 mi²), the 6th largest of the 51 states and districts in Natural Earth’s file for the United States, and about the same size as the Philippines. About 7.2 million people live there (Wikidata, 2020).
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Facts
| Area, measured | 295,000 km²114,000 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 295,000 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| Share of the United States | 3.1%of the area of the 51 states and districts |
| Rank by area | 6th of 51states and districts of the United States |
| Population | 7.2 millionWikidata, 2020 · the census year of every unit |
| Density | 24 people per km² |
| Capital | Phoenix |
| Latitude range | 31°N to 37°N |
| Type | StateUS-AZ |
What the numbers say about Arizona
- Arizona covers 3.1% of the area of the United States and ranks 14th of 51 by population, against 6th by area.
- It would take 32.1 states and districts the size of Arizona to cover the United States.
- Arizona holds 2.2% of the 331.4 million people that Wikidata’s 2020 figures give for the 51 states and districts together: about 1 in 46.
- The largest, Alaska, is 5.10× the size of Arizona; the smallest, Washington, D.C., is less than 0.1% of it.
- Closest in size within the United States: Nevada (287,000 km², 1.03×) and New Mexico (315,000 km², 1.07×).
- Counted as a country, Arizona would be larger than 167 of the 239 countries and territories listed on sizeversus, and would rank 73rd by area, between Italy (301,000 km²) and the Philippines (293,000 km²).
- With 7.2 million people it would rank 106th of 238 by population.
- Arizona has 24 people per km², about the density of Vanuatu, which has 24 per km².
- That makes Arizona the 33rd most densely populated of the 51 states and districts, 69% of the average for the United States (35 per km²).
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 34°N is drawn about 1.5× too large in area, so Arizona looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Arizona stretches about 634 km north to south and 545 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 295,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 295,000 km², to within 2%.
About the same size as
Beside the regions of other countries
The closest region by area and by people in each of the other countries that have regional pages here, within a factor of 2. All 395 regions side by side.
- ChinaAreaGuangxi1.24× · 237,000 km²PeopleNingxia0.99× · 7.2 million (2020)
- IndiaAreaMaharashtra0.96× · 307,000 km²PeopleHimachal Pradesh1.04× · 6.9 million (2011)
- GermanyAreanone within 2×PeopleLower Saxony0.90× · 7.9 million (2022)
- FranceAreanone within 2×PeopleAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes88% · 8.2 million (2022)
- ItalyAreanone within 2×PeopleLazio1.22× · 5.9 million (2019)
- SpainAreanone within 2×PeopleCommunity of Madrid1.02× · 7.0 million (2024)
- JapanAreanone within 2×PeopleSaitama0.97× · 7.3 million (2021)
- BrazilAreaTocantins1.06× · 279,000 km²PeopleGoiás1.01× · 7.1 million (2022)
- CanadaAreaNewfoundland and Labrador73% · 403,000 km²PeopleQuebec84% · 8.5 million (2021)
- AustraliaAreaVictoria1.29× · 228,000 km²PeopleVictoria1.02× · 7.0 million (2024)
- MexicoAreaChihuahua1.19× · 248,000 km²PeopleJalisco0.91× · 7.8 million (2015)
- ThailandAreanone within 2×PeopleBangkok1.26× · 5.7 million (2018)
Where Arizona ranks
Arizona is the 6th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States.
Ranked within the United States
- 3California410,000 km²
- 4Montana379,000 km²
- 5New Mexico315,000 km²
- 6Arizona295,000 km²
- 7Nevada287,000 km²
- 8Colorado269,000 km²
- 9Wyoming253,000 km²
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded. The region’s whole area is counted, every island included.
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-12
- Population
- Wikidata, 2020. United States’s units share the 2020 figures where Wikidata has them; the year is shown wherever the figure is.
- Matching
- Countries come from Natural Earth’s country file. Places whose status is contested and dependencies are never used as automatic matches. A region under 2,500 km² is matched against the small countries and island nations.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12