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The Cayman Islands' area vs the United States': size comparison by land type

Updated on by Georank team

The United States is 37,222 times bigger by total area compared to the Cayman Islands: 3,794,100 sq mi vs 101.9 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of the United States is 3,531,839 sq mi vs 92.7 sq mi for the Cayman Islands — a 38,114 times difference in territory size.

  • The Cayman Islands ranks 190/197 by total surface area vs 3/197 for the United States.
  • The Cayman Islands occupies 0.0002% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 6.14% for the United States.
  • 11.3% of the Cayman Islands' area is agricultural land vs 46.1% in the United States.
  • The Cayman has 0.00006% of the world's agricultural land area — the US has 8.83%.
  • 52.5% of the Cayman is covered by forests, compared to 33.9% in the US.
  • 0.0003% of the world's forests are in the Cayman Islands, and 7.67% are in the United States.

True size map comparison: Cayman Islands vs United States

See how the Cayman Islands and the United States compare in true size on the map. Drag the outlines to different latitudes to see how the Mercator projection affects their apparent size.

Total size and land area comparison

Cayman Islands United States
Total area 101.9
sq mi 		3,794,100
sq mi
Size difference ratio 1 37,222
Total area rank 190/197 3/197
Share of all countries' surface area 0.00005% 1.93%
Land area 92.7
sq mi 		3,531,839
sq mi
Land area difference ratio 1 38,114
Land area rank 190/197 3/197
Share of all countries' land area 0.0002% 6.14%
Population 74,457 341,784,857
Population density 834 ppl/mi² 97.3 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

Cayman Islands United States
Forest area 48.6
sq mi 		1,196,125
sq mi
Forest area as share of land 52.5% 33.9%
Forest area rank 176/196 4/196
World's forests share 0.0003% 7.67%
Agricultural land area 10.4
sq mi 		1,627,576
sq mi
Agricultural land share 11.3% 46.1%
Agricultural land area rank 189/194 2/194
Share of global agricultural land 0.00006% 8.83%
Arable land 0.77
sq mi 		585,190
sq mi
Arable land share 0.83% 16.6%
Arable land area rank 190/191 2/191
Permanent cropland 1.93
sq mi 		12,242
sq mi
Permanent cropland share 2.08% 0.35%
Permanent cropland area rank 187/192 14/192
Water area 9.27
sq mi 		262,262
sq mi
Water as share of total area 9.09% 6.91%
Water area rank 144/197 3/197
Roads length 488
mi 		4,092,730
mi
Land borders length 0
mi 		7,458
mi
Coastline length 99.4
mi 		12,380
mi
Share of marine protected waters 0.1% 19%

Size of the Cayman Islands compared to states in USA

If the Cayman Islands were a state in the US, it would be the 55th biggest by land area: larger than American Samoa, smaller than US Virgin Islands, and 2,819 times smaller than the size of Texas.

# State Land area Compared to Cayman Islands
1 Alaska 570,641 sq mi x6,158
2 Texas 261,232 sq mi x2,819
3 California 155,779 sq mi x1,681
4 Montana 145,546 sq mi x1,571
5 New Mexico 121,298 sq mi x1,309
6 Arizona 113,594 sq mi x1,226
7 Nevada 109,781 sq mi x1,185
8 Colorado 103,642 sq mi x1,118
9 Wyoming 97,093 sq mi x1,048
10 Oregon 95,988 sq mi x1,036
11 Idaho 82,643 sq mi x892
12 Utah 82,169 sq mi x887
13 Kansas 81,759 sq mi x882
14 Minnesota 79,627 sq mi x859
15 Nebraska 76,824 sq mi x829
16 South Dakota 75,811 sq mi x818
17 North Dakota 69,001 sq mi x745
18 Missouri 68,742 sq mi x742
19 Oklahoma 68,595 sq mi x740
20 Washington 66,456 sq mi x717
21 Georgia 57,513 sq mi x621
22 Michigan 56,539 sq mi x610
23 Iowa 55,857 sq mi x603
24 Illinois 55,519 sq mi x599
25 Wisconsin 54,158 sq mi x584
26 Florida 53,625 sq mi x579
27 Arkansas 52,035 sq mi x562
28 Alabama 50,645 sq mi x547
29 North Carolina 48,618 sq mi x525
30 New York 47,126 sq mi x509
31 Mississippi 46,923 sq mi x506
32 Pennsylvania 44,743 sq mi x483
33 Louisiana 43,204 sq mi x466
34 Tennessee 41,235 sq mi x445
35 Ohio 40,861 sq mi x441
36 Virginia 39,490 sq mi x426
37 Kentucky 39,486 sq mi x426
38 Indiana 35,826 sq mi x387
39 Maine 30,843 sq mi x333
40 South Carolina 30,061 sq mi x324
41 West Virginia 24,038 sq mi x259.4
42 Maryland 9,707 sq mi x104.8
43 Vermont 9,217 sq mi x99.5
44 New Hampshire 8,953 sq mi x96.6
45 Massachusetts 7,800 sq mi x84.2
46 New Jersey 7,354 sq mi x79.4
47 Hawaii 6,423 sq mi x69.3
48 Connecticut 4,842 sq mi x52.3
49 Puerto Rico 3,459 sq mi x37.3
50 Delaware 1,949 sq mi x21
51 Rhode Island 1,045 sq mi x11.3
52 Guam 209.7 sq mi x2.26
53 Northern Mariana Islands 179.2 sq mi x1.93
54 US Virgin Islands 133.7 sq mi x1.44
* Cayman Islands 92.7 sq mi *
55 American Samoa 76.4 sq mi 0.83
56 District of Columbia 61 sq mi 0.66

Cayman Islands vs United States size on the map

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2026, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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The map above outlines the borders of the Cayman Islands and the United States but is not accurate for size comparison because it's a 2d map with Mercator projection that distorts territories near the poles. The farther a country is from the equator, the more magnified it appears. More about country size projections.

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2023–2026, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  3. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2025, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  4. United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  5. U.S. Census Bureau (2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)

Total agricultural land encompasses all areas used for agriculture: territories under permanent and temporary crops and pastures. It includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit and nut trees, and vineyards, but excludes sites utilized for timber production.

Arable land encompasses fields utilized for temporary crop production, pastures, market or kitchen gardens, and temporarily fallowed land. Land abandoned due to shifting cultivation practices is not included.

Permanent cropland refers to farmland for the long-term cultivation of crops, such as coffee, cocoa, and rubber, which do not require replanting after each harvest. This category encompasses land with permanent crops like flowering shrubs, fruit and nut trees, and vines, but does not include land under trees for timber production.

Inland areas under water, such as large rivers, lakes, and some coastal waterways.

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