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

Updated on by Georank team

The United States is 32,975 times bigger by total area compared to Maldives: 3,794,100 sq mi vs 115.1 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of the United States is 3,531,839 sq mi vs 115.1 sq mi for Maldives — a 30,696 times difference in territory size.

  • Maldives ranks 188/197 by total surface area vs 3/197 for the United States.
  • Maldives occupies 0.0002% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 6.14% for the United States.
  • 19.8% of Maldives' area is agricultural land vs 46.1% in the United States.
  • Maldives has 0.0001% of the world's agricultural land area — the US has 8.83%.
  • 2.75% of Maldives is covered by forests, compared to 33.9% in the US.
  • 0.00002% of the world's forests are in Maldives, and 7.67% are in the United States.

True size map comparison: Maldives vs United States

See how Maldives 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

Maldives United States
Total area 115.1
sq mi 		3,794,100
sq mi
Size difference ratio 1 32,975
Total area rank 188/197 3/197
Share of all countries' surface area 0.00006% 1.93%
Land area 115.1
sq mi 		3,531,839
sq mi
Land area difference ratio 1 30,696
Land area rank 188/197 3/197
Share of all countries' land area 0.0002% 6.14%
Population 527,799 341,784,857
Population density 4,620 ppl/mi² 97.3 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

Maldives United States
Forest area 3.17
sq mi 		1,196,125
sq mi
Forest area as share of land 2.75% 33.9%
Forest area rank 190/196 4/196
World's forests share 0.00002% 7.67%
Agricultural land area 22.8
sq mi 		1,627,576
sq mi
Agricultural land share 19.8% 46.1%
Agricultural land area rank 186/194 2/194
Share of global agricultural land 0.0001% 8.83%
Arable land 15.4
sq mi 		585,190
sq mi
Arable land share 13.4% 16.6%
Arable land area rank 176/191 2/191
Permanent cropland 3.47
sq mi 		12,242
sq mi
Permanent cropland share 3.02% 0.35%
Permanent cropland area rank 186/192 14/192
Water area 0
sq mi 		262,262
sq mi
Water as share of total area 0% 6.91%
Water area rank 180/197 3/197
Roads length 57.8
mi 		4,092,730
mi
Land borders length 0
mi 		7,458
mi
Coastline length 400
mi 		12,380
mi
Share of marine protected waters 0.1% 19%

Size of Maldives compared to states in USA

If Maldives 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 2,270 times smaller than the size of Texas.

# State Land area Compared to Maldives
1 Alaska 570,641 sq mi x4,960
2 Texas 261,232 sq mi x2,270
3 California 155,779 sq mi x1,354
4 Montana 145,546 sq mi x1,265
5 New Mexico 121,298 sq mi x1,054
6 Arizona 113,594 sq mi x987
7 Nevada 109,781 sq mi x954
8 Colorado 103,642 sq mi x901
9 Wyoming 97,093 sq mi x844
10 Oregon 95,988 sq mi x834
11 Idaho 82,643 sq mi x718
12 Utah 82,169 sq mi x714
13 Kansas 81,759 sq mi x711
14 Minnesota 79,627 sq mi x692
15 Nebraska 76,824 sq mi x668
16 South Dakota 75,811 sq mi x659
17 North Dakota 69,001 sq mi x600
18 Missouri 68,742 sq mi x597
19 Oklahoma 68,595 sq mi x596
20 Washington 66,456 sq mi x578
21 Georgia 57,513 sq mi x500
22 Michigan 56,539 sq mi x491
23 Iowa 55,857 sq mi x485
24 Illinois 55,519 sq mi x483
25 Wisconsin 54,158 sq mi x471
26 Florida 53,625 sq mi x466
27 Arkansas 52,035 sq mi x452
28 Alabama 50,645 sq mi x440
29 North Carolina 48,618 sq mi x423
30 New York 47,126 sq mi x410
31 Mississippi 46,923 sq mi x408
32 Pennsylvania 44,743 sq mi x389
33 Louisiana 43,204 sq mi x375
34 Tennessee 41,235 sq mi x358
35 Ohio 40,861 sq mi x355
36 Virginia 39,490 sq mi x343
37 Kentucky 39,486 sq mi x343
38 Indiana 35,826 sq mi x311
39 Maine 30,843 sq mi x268.1
40 South Carolina 30,061 sq mi x261.3
41 West Virginia 24,038 sq mi x208.9
42 Maryland 9,707 sq mi x84.4
43 Vermont 9,217 sq mi x80.1
44 New Hampshire 8,953 sq mi x77.8
45 Massachusetts 7,800 sq mi x67.8
46 New Jersey 7,354 sq mi x63.9
47 Hawaii 6,423 sq mi x55.8
48 Connecticut 4,842 sq mi x42.1
49 Puerto Rico 3,459 sq mi x30.1
50 Delaware 1,949 sq mi x16.9
51 Rhode Island 1,045 sq mi x9.08
52 Guam 209.7 sq mi x1.82
53 Northern Mariana Islands 179.2 sq mi x1.56
54 US Virgin Islands 133.7 sq mi x1.16
* Maldives 115.1 sq mi *
55 American Samoa 76.4 sq mi 0.66
56 District of Columbia 61 sq mi 0.53

Maldives 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 Maldives 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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