State of the United States
Wyoming
Wyoming is a state of the United States. It covers about 253,000 km² (97,900 mi²), the 9th largest of the 51 states and districts in Natural Earth’s file for the United States, and about the same size as Ecuador. About 577,000 people live there (Wikidata, 2020).
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Facts
| Area, measured | 253,000 km²97,900 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 253,000 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| Share of the United States | 2.7%of the area of the 51 states and districts |
| Rank by area | 9th of 51states and districts of the United States |
| Population | 577,000Wikidata, 2020 · the census year of every unit |
| Density | 2.3 people per km² |
| Capital | Cheyenne |
| Latitude range | 41°N to 45°N |
| Type | StateUS-WY |
What the numbers say about Wyoming
- Wyoming covers 2.7% of the area of the United States and ranks 51st of 51 by population, against 9th by area.
- It would take 37.3 states and districts the size of Wyoming to cover the United States.
- Wyoming holds 0.2% of the 331.4 million people that Wikidata’s 2020 figures give for the 51 states and districts together: about 1 in 575.
- The largest, Alaska, is 5.94× the size of Wyoming; the smallest, Washington, D.C., is less than 0.1% of it.
- Closest in size within the United States: Oregon (252,000 km², 1.01×) and Michigan (250,000 km², 1.01×).
- Counted as a country, Wyoming would be larger than 162 of the 239 countries and territories listed on sizeversus, and would rank 78th by area, between Ecuador (255,000 km²) and Guinea (244,000 km²).
- With 577,000 people it would rank 170th of 238 by population.
- Wyoming has 2.3 people per km², about the density of Mongolia, which has 2.2 per km².
- That makes Wyoming the 50th most densely populated of the 51 states and districts, 6.5% of the average for the United States (35 per km²).
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 43°N is drawn about 1.9× too large in area, so Wyoming looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Wyoming stretches about 444 km north to south and 587 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 253,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 253,000 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.
- ChinaAreaGuangxi1.07× · 237,000 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- IndiaAreaUttar Pradesh1.06× · 240,000 km²PeopleDadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu0.98× · 586,000 (2011)
- GermanyAreanone within 2×PeopleBremen83% · 693,000 (2022)
- FranceAreanone within 2×PeopleGuadeloupe1.50× · 384,000 (2022)
- ItalyAreanone within 2×PeopleBasilicata1.02× · 563,000 (2019)
- SpainAreanone within 2×PeopleCantabria0.98× · 592,000 (2024)
- JapanAreanone within 2×PeopleTottori1.05× · 550,000 (2021)
- BrazilAreaPiauí1.01× · 252,000 km²PeopleRoraima0.91× · 637,000 (2022)
- CanadaAreaNewfoundland and Labrador63% · 403,000 km²PeopleNewfoundland and Labrador1.13× · 511,000 (2021)
- AustraliaAreaVictoria1.11× · 228,000 km²PeopleTasmania (Australia)1.07× · 540,000 (2020)
- MexicoAreaChihuahua1.02× · 248,000 km²PeopleBaja California Sur0.91× · 637,000 (2010)
- ThailandAreanone within 2×PeopleSamut Sakhon0.98× · 586,000 (2020)
Where Wyoming ranks
Wyoming is the 9th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States.
Ranked within the United States
- 6Arizona295,000 km²
- 7Nevada287,000 km²
- 8Colorado269,000 km²
- 9Wyoming253,000 km²
- 10Oregon252,000 km²
- 11Michigan250,000 km²
- 12Minnesota225,000 km²
All 51 states and districts of the United States, matched to countries
Compare Wyoming
- Ecuador vs Wyoming
- Gabon vs Wyoming
- Wyoming vs United Kingdom
- New Zealand vs Wyoming
- Wyoming vs Suriname
- Wyoming vs Guangxi
- Wyoming vs Uttar Pradesh
- Wyoming vs Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
- Wyoming vs Victoria
- Newfoundland and Labrador vs Wyoming
- Wyoming vs Piauí
- Wyoming vs Chihuahua
- Wyoming vs Samut Sakhon
- Wyoming vs Sukhothai
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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