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

Updated on by Georank team

The United States is 54,162 times bigger by total area compared to the Marshall Islands: 3,794,100 sq mi vs 70.1 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of the United States is 3,531,839 sq mi vs 69.5 sq mi for the Marshall Islands — a 50,819 times difference in territory size.

  • The Marshall Islands ranks 191/197 by total surface area vs 3/197 for the United States.
  • The Marshall Islands occupies 0.0001% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 6.14% for the United States.
  • 38.9% of the Marshall Islands' area is agricultural land vs 46.1% in the United States.
  • The Marshall has 0.0001% of the world's agricultural land area — the US has 8.83%.
  • 52.2% of the Marshall is covered by forests, compared to 33.9% in the US.
  • 0.0002% of the world's forests are in the Marshall Islands, and 7.67% are in the United States.

True size map comparison: Marshall Islands vs United States

See how the Marshall 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

Marshall Islands United States
Total area 70.1
sq mi 		3,794,100
sq mi
Size difference ratio 1 54,162
Total area rank 191/197 3/197
Share of all countries' surface area 0.00004% 1.93%
Land area 69.5
sq mi 		3,531,839
sq mi
Land area difference ratio 1 50,819
Land area rank 191/197 3/197
Share of all countries' land area 0.0001% 6.14%
Population 37,548 341,784,857
Population density 504 ppl/mi² 97.3 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

Marshall Islands United States
Forest area 36.3
sq mi 		1,196,125
sq mi
Forest area as share of land 52.2% 33.9%
Forest area rank 179/196 4/196
World's forests share 0.0002% 7.67%
Agricultural land area 27
sq mi 		1,627,576
sq mi
Agricultural land share 38.9% 46.1%
Agricultural land area rank 183/194 2/194
Share of global agricultural land 0.0001% 8.83%
Arable land 1.93
sq mi 		585,190
sq mi
Arable land share 2.78% 16.6%
Arable land area rank 188/191 2/191
Permanent cropland 25.1
sq mi 		12,242
sq mi
Permanent cropland share 36.1% 0.35%
Permanent cropland area rank 157/192 14/192
Water area 0.55
sq mi 		262,262
sq mi
Water as share of total area 0.79% 6.91%
Water area rank 157/197 3/197
Roads length 1,260
mi 		4,092,730
mi
Land borders length 0
mi 		7,458
mi
Coastline length 230.2
mi 		12,380
mi
Share of marine protected waters 0.3% 19%

Size of the Marshall Islands compared to states in USA

If the Marshall Islands were a state in the US, it would be the 56th biggest by land area: larger than District of Columbia, smaller than American Samoa, and 3,759 times smaller than the size of Texas.

# State Land area Compared to Marshall Islands
1 Alaska 570,641 sq mi x8,211
2 Texas 261,232 sq mi x3,759
3 California 155,779 sq mi x2,241
4 Montana 145,546 sq mi x2,094
5 New Mexico 121,298 sq mi x1,745
6 Arizona 113,594 sq mi x1,634
7 Nevada 109,781 sq mi x1,580
8 Colorado 103,642 sq mi x1,491
9 Wyoming 97,093 sq mi x1,397
10 Oregon 95,988 sq mi x1,381
11 Idaho 82,643 sq mi x1,189
12 Utah 82,169 sq mi x1,182
13 Kansas 81,759 sq mi x1,176
14 Minnesota 79,627 sq mi x1,146
15 Nebraska 76,824 sq mi x1,105
16 South Dakota 75,811 sq mi x1,091
17 North Dakota 69,001 sq mi x993
18 Missouri 68,742 sq mi x989
19 Oklahoma 68,595 sq mi x987
20 Washington 66,456 sq mi x956
21 Georgia 57,513 sq mi x828
22 Michigan 56,539 sq mi x814
23 Iowa 55,857 sq mi x804
24 Illinois 55,519 sq mi x799
25 Wisconsin 54,158 sq mi x779
26 Florida 53,625 sq mi x772
27 Arkansas 52,035 sq mi x749
28 Alabama 50,645 sq mi x729
29 North Carolina 48,618 sq mi x700
30 New York 47,126 sq mi x678
31 Mississippi 46,923 sq mi x675
32 Pennsylvania 44,743 sq mi x644
33 Louisiana 43,204 sq mi x622
34 Tennessee 41,235 sq mi x593
35 Ohio 40,861 sq mi x588
36 Virginia 39,490 sq mi x568
37 Kentucky 39,486 sq mi x568
38 Indiana 35,826 sq mi x515
39 Maine 30,843 sq mi x444
40 South Carolina 30,061 sq mi x433
41 West Virginia 24,038 sq mi x346
42 Maryland 9,707 sq mi x139.7
43 Vermont 9,217 sq mi x132.6
44 New Hampshire 8,953 sq mi x128.8
45 Massachusetts 7,800 sq mi x112.2
46 New Jersey 7,354 sq mi x105.8
47 Hawaii 6,423 sq mi x92.4
48 Connecticut 4,842 sq mi x69.7
49 Puerto Rico 3,459 sq mi x49.8
50 Delaware 1,949 sq mi x28
51 Rhode Island 1,045 sq mi x15
52 Guam 209.7 sq mi x3.02
53 Northern Mariana Islands 179.2 sq mi x2.58
54 US Virgin Islands 133.7 sq mi x1.92
55 American Samoa 76.4 sq mi x1.1
* Marshall Islands 69.5 sq mi *
56 District of Columbia 61 sq mi 0.88

Marshall 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 Marshall 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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