State of the United States
Delaware
Delaware is a state of the United States. It covers about 5,170 km² (2,000 mi²), the 49th largest of the 51 states and districts in Natural Earth’s file for the United States, and about the same size as Trinidad and Tobago. About 990,000 people live there (Wikidata, 2020).
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Facts
| Area, measured | 5,170 km²2,000 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 6,450 km²Wikidata · 20% above our measure |
| Share of the United States | less than 0.1%of the area of the 51 states and districts |
| Rank by area | 49th of 51states and districts of the United States |
| Population | 990,000Wikidata, 2020 · the census year of every unit |
| Density | 191 people per km² |
| Capital | Dover |
| Latitude range | 38°N to 40°N |
| Type | StateUS-DE |
What the numbers say about Delaware
- Delaware covers less than 0.1% of the area of the United States and ranks 45th of 51 by population, against 49th by area.
- It would take 1,830 states and districts the size of Delaware to cover the United States.
- Delaware holds 0.3% of the 331.4 million people that Wikidata’s 2020 figures give for the 51 states and districts together: about 1 in 335.
- The largest, Alaska, is 291× the size of Delaware; the smallest, Washington, D.C., is 3.1% of it.
- Closest in size within the United States: Rhode Island (2,830 km², 1.83×) and Connecticut (12,700 km², 2.46×).
- Counted as a country, Delaware would be larger than 66 of the 239 countries and territories listed on sizeversus, and would rank 174th by area, between Cyprus (5,400 km²) and Trinidad and Tobago (5,120 km²).
- With 990,000 people it would rank 162nd of 238 by population.
- Delaware has 191 people per km², about the density of Uganda, which has 195 per km².
- That makes Delaware the 7th most densely populated of the 51 states and districts, 5.47× the average for the United States (35 per km²).
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 39°N is drawn about 1.7× too large in area, so Delaware looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Delaware stretches about 154 km north to south and 65 km east to west.
- Our measured 5,170 km² is 20% below Wikidata's official figure of 6,450 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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.
- ChinaAreaShanghai77% · 6,750 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- IndiaAreaSikkim74% · 6,940 km²PeopleChandigarh0.94× · 1.1 million (2011)
- GermanyAreaSaarland1.95× · 2,650 km²PeopleSaarland0.98× · 1.0 million (2022)
- FranceAreaCorsica (France)60% · 8,670 km²PeopleRéunion (France)1.12× · 881,000 (2022)
- ItalyAreaLiguria0.94× · 5,490 km²PeopleTrentino-Alto Adige0.92× · 1.1 million (2019)
- SpainAreaBalearic Islands1.01× · 5,120 km²PeopleAsturias0.98× · 1.0 million (2024)
- JapanAreaChiba1.01× · 5,110 km²PeopleToyama0.96× · 1.0 million (2021)
- BrazilAreaFederal District89% · 5,790 km²PeopleAcre1.19× · 830,000 (2022)
- CanadaAreaPrince Edward Island0.90× · 5,730 km²PeopleNova Scotia1.02× · 969,000 (2021)
- AustraliaAreanone within 2×PeopleTasmania (Australia)1.83× · 540,000 (2020)
- MexicoAreaMorelos1.02× · 5,080 km²PeopleCampeche1.07× · 928,000 (2020)
- ThailandAreaSuphan Buri0.95× · 5,420 km²PeoplePhetchabun1.01× · 982,000 (2020)
Where Delaware ranks
Delaware is the 49th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States.
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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