State of the United States
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a state of the United States. It covers about 169,000 km² (65,400 mi²), the 22nd largest of the 51 states and districts in Natural Earth’s file for the United States, and 96% of the size of Uruguay. About 5.9 million people live there (Wikidata, 2020).
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Facts
| Area, measured | 169,000 km²65,400 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 170,000 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| Share of the United States | 1.8%of the area of the 51 states and districts |
| Rank by area | 22nd of 51states and districts of the United States |
| Population | 5.9 millionWikidata, 2020 · the census year of every unit |
| Density | 35 people per km² |
| Capital | Madison |
| Latitude range | 42°N to 47°N |
| Type | StateUS-WI |
What the numbers say about Wisconsin
- Wisconsin covers 1.8% of the area of the United States and ranks 20th of 51 by population, against 22nd by area.
- It would take 55.9 states and districts the size of Wisconsin to cover the United States.
- Wisconsin holds 1.8% of the 331.4 million people that Wikidata’s 2020 figures give for the 51 states and districts together: about 1 in 56.
- The largest, Alaska, is 8.89× the size of Wisconsin; the smallest, Washington, D.C., is less than 0.1% of it.
- Closest in size within the United States: Washington State (174,000 km², 1.03×) and Missouri (180,000 km², 1.07×).
- Counted as a country, Wisconsin would be larger than 149 of the 239 countries and territories listed on sizeversus, and would rank 91st by area, between Uruguay (177,000 km²) and Somaliland (167,000 km²).
- With 5.9 million people it would rank 115th of 238 by population.
- Wisconsin has 35 people per km², about the density of Venezuela, which has 34 per km².
- That makes Wisconsin the 28th most densely populated of the 51 states and districts, 99% of the average for the United States (35 per km²).
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 45°N is drawn about 2.0× too large in area, so Wisconsin looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Wisconsin stretches about 533 km north to south and 519 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 170,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 169,000 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.
- ChinaAreaJiangxi1.01× · 168,000 km²PeopleQinghai0.99× · 5.9 million (2020)
- IndiaAreaAndhra Pradesh1.05× · 161,000 km²PeopleHimachal Pradesh86% · 6.9 million (2011)
- GermanyAreanone within 2×PeopleHesse0.95× · 6.2 million (2022)
- FranceAreaNouvelle-Aquitaine1.99× · 85,000 km²PeopleHauts-de-France0.98× · 6.0 million (2022)
- ItalyAreanone within 2×PeopleLazio1.00× · 5.9 million (2019)
- SpainAreaCastile and León1.79× · 94,800 km²PeopleValencian Community1.11× · 5.3 million (2024)
- JapanAreanone within 2×PeopleChiba0.94× · 6.3 million (2021)
- BrazilAreaAcre1.10× · 154,000 km²PeopleMaranhão87% · 6.8 million (2022)
- CanadaAreanone within 2×PeopleBritish Columbia1.18× · 5.0 million (2021)
- AustraliaAreaVictoria74% · 228,000 km²PeopleQueensland1.05× · 5.6 million (2024)
- MexicoAreaSonora0.95× · 179,000 km²PeopleGuanajuato1.01× · 5.9 million (2015)
- ThailandAreanone within 2×PeopleBangkok1.04× · 5.7 million (2018)
Where Wisconsin ranks
Wisconsin is the 22nd 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