State of the United States
Nevada
Nevada is a state of the United States. It covers about 287,000 km² (111,000 mi²), the 7th 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 3.1 million people live there (Wikidata, 2020).
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Facts
| Area, measured | 287,000 km²111,000 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 286,000 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| Share of the United States | 3.0%of the area of the 51 states and districts |
| Rank by area | 7th of 51states and districts of the United States |
| Population | 3.1 millionWikidata, 2020 · the census year of every unit |
| Density | 11 people per km² |
| Capital | Carson City |
| Latitude range | 35°N to 42°N |
| Type | StateUS-NV |
What the numbers say about Nevada
- Nevada covers 3.0% of the area of the United States and ranks 32nd of 51 by population, against 7th by area.
- It would take 33.0 states and districts the size of Nevada to cover the United States.
- Nevada holds 0.9% of the 331.4 million people that Wikidata’s 2020 figures give for the 51 states and districts together: about 1 in 107.
- The largest, Alaska, is 5.24× the size of Nevada; the smallest, Washington, D.C., is less than 0.1% of it.
- Closest in size within the United States: Arizona (295,000 km², 1.03×) and Colorado (269,000 km², 1.07×).
- Counted as a country, Nevada would be larger than 166 of the 239 countries and territories listed on sizeversus, and would rank 74th by area, between the Philippines (293,000 km²) and Burkina Faso (273,000 km²).
- With 3.1 million people it would rank 137th of 238 by population.
- Nevada has 11 people per km², about the density of Bolivia, which has 11 per km².
- That makes Nevada the 43rd most densely populated of the 51 states and districts, 31% of 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 Nevada looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Nevada stretches about 781 km north to south and 523 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 286,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 287,000 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.
- ChinaAreaGuangxi1.21× · 237,000 km²PeopleTibet85% · 3.6 million (2020)
- IndiaAreaMaharashtra0.94× · 307,000 km²PeopleMeghalaya1.05× · 3.0 million (2011)
- GermanyAreanone within 2×PeopleSchleswig-Holstein1.05× · 3.0 million (2022)
- FranceAreanone within 2×PeopleNormandy0.93× · 3.3 million (2022)
- ItalyAreanone within 2×PeopleTuscany83% · 3.7 million (2019)
- SpainAreanone within 2×PeopleGalicia1.15× · 2.7 million (2024)
- JapanAreanone within 2×PeopleIbaraki1.08× · 2.9 million (2021)
- BrazilAreaTocantins1.03× · 279,000 km²PeopleAlagoas0.99× · 3.1 million (2022)
- CanadaAreaNewfoundland and Labrador71% · 403,000 km²PeopleAlberta73% · 4.3 million (2021)
- AustraliaAreaVictoria1.26× · 228,000 km²PeopleWestern Australia1.03× · 3.0 million (2024)
- MexicoAreaChihuahua1.16× · 248,000 km²PeopleSinaloa1.05× · 3.0 million (2015)
- ThailandAreanone within 2×PeopleNakhon Ratchasima1.18× · 2.6 million (2020)
Where Nevada ranks
Nevada is the 7th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States.
Ranked within the United States
- 4Montana379,000 km²
- 5New Mexico315,000 km²
- 6Arizona295,000 km²
- 7Nevada287,000 km²
- 8Colorado269,000 km²
- 9Wyoming253,000 km²
- 10Oregon252,000 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