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Curacao's area vs the United States': size comparison by land type

Updated on by Georank team

The United States is 22,132 times bigger by total area compared to Curacao: 3,794,100 sq mi vs 171.4 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of the United States is 3,531,839 sq mi vs 171.4 sq mi for Curacao — a 20,602 times difference in territory size.

  • Curacao ranks 182/197 by total surface area vs 3/197 for the United States.
  • Curacao occupies 0.0003% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 6.14% for the United States.
  • 0.16% of Curacao is covered by forests, compared to 33.9% in the US.
  • 0.000002% of the world's forests are in Curacao, and 7.67% are in the United States.

True size map comparison: Curacao vs United States

See how Curacao 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

Curacao United States
Total area 171.4
sq mi 		3,794,100
sq mi
Size difference ratio 1 22,132
Total area rank 182/197 3/197
Share of all countries' surface area 0.00009% 1.93%
Land area 171.4
sq mi 		3,531,839
sq mi
Land area difference ratio 1 20,602
Land area rank 182/197 3/197
Share of all countries' land area 0.0003% 6.14%
Population 155,967 341,784,857
Population density 910 ppl/mi² 97.3 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

Curacao United States
Forest area 0.27
sq mi 		1,196,125
sq mi
Forest area as share of land 0.16% 33.9%
Forest area rank 193/196 4/196
World's forests share 0.000002% 7.67%
Agricultural land area n/a 1,627,576
sq mi
Agricultural land share n/a 46.1%
Agricultural land area rank n/a 2/194
Share of global agricultural land n/a 8.83%
Arable land n/a 585,190
sq mi
Arable land share n/a 16.6%
Arable land area rank n/a 2/191
Permanent cropland n/a 12,242
sq mi
Permanent cropland share n/a 0.35%
Permanent cropland area rank n/a 14/192
Water area 0
sq mi 		262,262
sq mi
Water as share of total area 0% 6.91%
Water area rank 173/197 3/197
Roads length 342
mi 		4,092,730
mi
Land borders length 0
mi 		7,458
mi
Coastline length 226.2
mi 		12,380
mi
Share of marine protected waters 0% 19%

Size of Curacao compared to states in USA

If Curacao were a state in the US, it would be the 54th biggest by land area: larger than US Virgin Islands, smaller than Northern Mariana Islands, and 1,524 times smaller than the size of Texas.

# State Land area Compared to Curacao
1 Alaska 570,641 sq mi x3,329
2 Texas 261,232 sq mi x1,524
3 California 155,779 sq mi x909
4 Montana 145,546 sq mi x849
5 New Mexico 121,298 sq mi x708
6 Arizona 113,594 sq mi x663
7 Nevada 109,781 sq mi x640
8 Colorado 103,642 sq mi x605
9 Wyoming 97,093 sq mi x566
10 Oregon 95,988 sq mi x560
11 Idaho 82,643 sq mi x482
12 Utah 82,169 sq mi x479
13 Kansas 81,759 sq mi x477
14 Minnesota 79,627 sq mi x464
15 Nebraska 76,824 sq mi x448
16 South Dakota 75,811 sq mi x442
17 North Dakota 69,001 sq mi x403
18 Missouri 68,742 sq mi x401
19 Oklahoma 68,595 sq mi x400
20 Washington 66,456 sq mi x388
21 Georgia 57,513 sq mi x335
22 Michigan 56,539 sq mi x330
23 Iowa 55,857 sq mi x326
24 Illinois 55,519 sq mi x324
25 Wisconsin 54,158 sq mi x316
26 Florida 53,625 sq mi x313
27 Arkansas 52,035 sq mi x304
28 Alabama 50,645 sq mi x295.4
29 North Carolina 48,618 sq mi x283.6
30 New York 47,126 sq mi x274.9
31 Mississippi 46,923 sq mi x273.7
32 Pennsylvania 44,743 sq mi x261
33 Louisiana 43,204 sq mi x252
34 Tennessee 41,235 sq mi x240.5
35 Ohio 40,861 sq mi x238.4
36 Virginia 39,490 sq mi x230.4
37 Kentucky 39,486 sq mi x230.3
38 Indiana 35,826 sq mi x209
39 Maine 30,843 sq mi x179.9
40 South Carolina 30,061 sq mi x175.4
41 West Virginia 24,038 sq mi x140.2
42 Maryland 9,707 sq mi x56.6
43 Vermont 9,217 sq mi x53.8
44 New Hampshire 8,953 sq mi x52.2
45 Massachusetts 7,800 sq mi x45.5
46 New Jersey 7,354 sq mi x42.9
47 Hawaii 6,423 sq mi x37.5
48 Connecticut 4,842 sq mi x28.2
49 Puerto Rico 3,459 sq mi x20.2
50 Delaware 1,949 sq mi x11.4
51 Rhode Island 1,045 sq mi x6.1
52 Guam 209.7 sq mi x1.22
53 Northern Mariana Islands 179.2 sq mi x1.05
* Curacao 171.4 sq mi *
54 US Virgin Islands 133.7 sq mi 0.78
55 American Samoa 76.4 sq mi 0.45
56 District of Columbia 61 sq mi 0.36

Curacao 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 Curacao 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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