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

Updated on by Georank team

The United States is 111 times bigger by total area compared to Serbia: 3,794,100 sq mi vs 34,170 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of the United States is 3,531,839 sq mi vs 32,467 sq mi for Serbia — a 108.8 times difference in territory size.

  • Serbia is ranked 111/197 by total surface area vs 3/197 for the United States.
  • Serbia occupies 0.06% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 6.14% for the United States.
  • 40.4% of area in Serbia is agricultural land vs 46.1% in the United States.
  • Serbia has 0.07% of the world's agricultural land area — the US has 8.83%.
  • 32.4% of Serbia is covered by forests, compared to 33.9% in the US.
  • 0.07% of the world's forests are in Serbia, and 7.67% are in the United States.

Total size and land area comparison

Serbia United States
Total area 34,170
sq mi
3,794,100
sq mi
Size difference ratio 1 111
Total area rank 111/197 3/197
Share of all countries' surface area 0.02% 1.93%
Land area 32,467
sq mi
3,531,839
sq mi
Land area difference ratio 1 108.8
Land area rank 111/197 3/197
Share of all countries' land area 0.06% 6.14%
Population 6,587,202 340,110,988
Population density 202.9 ppl/mi² 96.3 ppl/mi²

Size of territories by type

Serbia United States
Forest area 10,516
sq mi
1,196,125
sq mi
Forest area as share of land 32.4% 33.9%
Forest area rank 94/196 4/196
World's forests share 0.07% 7.67%
Agricultural land area
13,112
sq mi
1,627,576
sq mi
Agricultural land share 40.4% 46.1%
Agricultural land area rank 102/194 2/194
Share of global agricultural land 0.07% 8.83%
Arable land
10,050
sq mi
585,190
sq mi
Arable land share 31% 16.6%
Arable land area rank 71/191 2/191
Permanent cropland
826
sq mi
12,242
sq mi
Permanent cropland share 2.54% 0.35%
Permanent cropland area rank 81/192 14/192
Water area
1,702
sq mi
262,262
sq mi
Water as share of total area 4.98% 6.91%
Water area rank 70/197 3/197
Roads length 28,222
mi
4,092,730
mi
Borders length 1,443
mi
7,458
mi
Coastline length 0
mi
12,380
mi
Share of marine protected waters n/a 19%

Size of Serbia compared to states in USA

If Serbia were a state in the US, it would be the 39th biggest by land area: larger than Maine, smaller than Indiana, and 8.05 times smaller than the size of Texas.

# State Land area Compared to Serbia
1 Alaska 570,641 sq mi x17.6
2 Texas 261,232 sq mi x8.05
3 California 155,779 sq mi x4.8
4 Montana 145,546 sq mi x4.48
5 New Mexico 121,298 sq mi x3.74
6 Arizona 113,594 sq mi x3.5
7 Nevada 109,781 sq mi x3.38
8 Colorado 103,642 sq mi x3.19
9 Wyoming 97,093 sq mi x2.99
10 Oregon 95,988 sq mi x2.96
11 Idaho 82,643 sq mi x2.55
12 Utah 82,169 sq mi x2.53
13 Kansas 81,759 sq mi x2.52
14 Minnesota 79,627 sq mi x2.45
15 Nebraska 76,824 sq mi x2.37
16 South Dakota 75,811 sq mi x2.33
17 North Dakota 69,001 sq mi x2.13
18 Missouri 68,742 sq mi x2.12
19 Oklahoma 68,595 sq mi x2.11
20 Washington 66,456 sq mi x2.05
21 Georgia 57,513 sq mi x1.77
22 Michigan 56,539 sq mi x1.74
23 Iowa 55,857 sq mi x1.72
24 Illinois 55,519 sq mi x1.71
25 Wisconsin 54,158 sq mi x1.67
26 Florida 53,625 sq mi x1.65
27 Arkansas 52,035 sq mi x1.6
28 Alabama 50,645 sq mi x1.56
29 North Carolina 48,618 sq mi x1.5
30 New York 47,126 sq mi x1.45
31 Mississippi 46,923 sq mi x1.45
32 Pennsylvania 44,743 sq mi x1.38
33 Louisiana 43,204 sq mi x1.33
34 Tennessee 41,235 sq mi x1.27
35 Ohio 40,861 sq mi x1.26
36 Virginia 39,490 sq mi x1.22
37 Kentucky 39,486 sq mi x1.22
38 Indiana 35,826 sq mi x1.1
* Serbia 32,467 sq mi *
39 Maine 30,843 sq mi 0.95
40 South Carolina 30,061 sq mi 0.93
41 West Virginia 24,038 sq mi 0.74
42 Maryland 9,707 sq mi 0.3
43 Vermont 9,217 sq mi 0.28
44 New Hampshire 8,953 sq mi 0.28
45 Massachusetts 7,800 sq mi 0.24
46 New Jersey 7,354 sq mi 0.23
47 Hawaii 6,423 sq mi 0.2
48 Connecticut 4,842 sq mi 0.15
49 Puerto Rico 3,459 sq mi 0.11
50 Delaware 1,949 sq mi 0.06
51 Rhode Island 1,045 sq mi 0.03
52 Guam 209.7 sq mi 0.006
53 Northern Mariana Islands 179.2 sq mi 0.006
54 US Virgin Islands 133.7 sq mi 0.004
55 American Samoa 76.4 sq mi 0.002
56 District of Columbia 61 sq mi 0.002

Serbia vs United States size on the map

Land area in square miles

Land area

The map above outlines the borders of Serbia 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 gets. More about countries' size projections.

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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.