State of the United States
Montana
Montana is a state of the United States. It covers about 379,000 km² (147,000 mi²), the 4th largest of the 51 states and districts in Natural Earth’s file for the United States, and about the same size as Norway. About 1.1 million people live there (Wikidata, 2020).
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Facts
| Area, measured | 379,000 km²147,000 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 381,000 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| Share of the United States | 4.0%of the area of the 51 states and districts |
| Rank by area | 4th of 51states and districts of the United States |
| Population | 1.1 millionWikidata, 2020 · the census year of every unit |
| Density | 2.9 people per km² |
| Capital | Helena |
| Latitude range | 44°N to 49°N |
| Type | StateUS-MT |
What the numbers say about Montana
- Montana covers 4.0% of the area of the United States and ranks 44th of 51 by population, against 4th by area.
- It would take 24.9 states and districts the size of Montana to cover the United States.
- Montana 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 306.
- The largest, Alaska, is 3.97× the size of Montana; the smallest, Washington, D.C., is less than 0.1% of it.
- Closest in size within the United States: California (410,000 km², 1.08×) and New Mexico (315,000 km², 1.20×).
- Counted as a country, Montana would be larger than 177 of the 239 countries and territories listed on sizeversus, and would rank 63rd by area, between Norway (382,000 km²) and Japan (374,000 km²).
- With 1.1 million people it would rank 162nd of 238 by population.
- Montana has 2.9 people per km², about the density of Namibia, which has 3.1 per km².
- That makes Montana the 49th most densely populated of the 51 states and districts, 8.2% of the average for the United States (35 per km²).
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 47°N is drawn about 2.2× too large in area, so Montana looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Montana stretches about 527 km north to south and 916 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 381,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 379,000 km², to within 2%.
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.
- ChinaAreaYunnan0.98× · 385,000 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- IndiaAreaRajasthan1.11× · 343,000 km²PeopleMizoram0.99× · 1.1 million (2011)
- GermanyAreanone within 2×PeopleSaarland1.08× · 1.0 million (2022)
- FranceAreanone within 2×PeopleRéunion (France)1.23× · 881,000 (2022)
- ItalyAreanone within 2×PeopleTrentino-Alto Adige1.01× · 1.1 million (2019)
- SpainAreanone within 2×PeopleExtremadura1.03× · 1.1 million (2024)
- JapanAreanone within 2×PeopleYamagata1.02× · 1.1 million (2021)
- BrazilAreaMato Grosso do Sul1.07× · 356,000 km²PeopleAcre1.31× · 830,000 (2022)
- CanadaAreaNewfoundland and Labrador0.94× · 403,000 km²PeopleSaskatchewan0.96× · 1.1 million (2021)
- AustraliaAreaVictoria1.66× · 228,000 km²PeopleSouth Australia57% · 1.9 million (2024)
- MexicoAreaChihuahua1.53× · 248,000 km²PeopleNayarit89% · 1.2 million (2015)
- ThailandAreanone within 2×PeopleSurat Thani1.02× · 1.1 million (2020)
Where Montana ranks
Montana is the 4th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States.
Ranked within the United States
- 1Alaska1,505,000 km²
- 2Texas685,000 km²
- 3California410,000 km²
- 4Montana379,000 km²
- 5New Mexico315,000 km²
- 6Arizona295,000 km²
- 7Nevada287,000 km²
All 51 states and districts of the United States, matched to countries
Compare Montana
- Yunnan vs Montana
- Norway vs Montana
- Montana vs Japan
- Montana vs Djibouti
- Montana vs Rajasthan
- Montana vs Mizoram
- Baltic Sea vs Montana
- Montana vs Caspian Sea
- Montana vs Yellow Sea
- Montana vs Great Barrier Reef
- Montana vs Victoria
- Newfoundland and Labrador vs Montana
- Montana vs Mato Grosso do Sul
- Montana vs Chihuahua
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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