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

Updated on by Georank team

The United States is 13,665 times bigger by total area compared to Singapore: 3,794,100 sq mi vs 277.6 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of the United States is 3,531,839 sq mi vs 277.2 sq mi for Singapore — a 12,740 times difference in territory size.

  • Singapore ranks 177/197 by total surface area vs 3/197 for the United States.
  • Singapore occupies 0.0005% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 6.14% for the United States.
  • 0.92% of Singapore's area is agricultural land vs 46.1% in the United States.
  • Singapore has 0.00001% of the world's agricultural land area — the US has 8.83%.
  • 20.9% of Singapore is covered by forests, compared to 33.9% in the US.
  • 0.0004% of the world's forests are in Singapore, and 7.67% are in the United States.

True size map comparison: Singapore vs United States

See how Singapore 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

Singapore United States
Total area 277.6
sq mi 		3,794,100
sq mi
Size difference ratio 1 13,665
Total area rank 177/197 3/197
Share of all countries' surface area 0.0001% 1.93%
Land area 277.2
sq mi 		3,531,839
sq mi
Land area difference ratio 1 12,740
Land area rank 177/197 3/197
Share of all countries' land area 0.0005% 6.14%
Population 6,036,860 341,784,857
Population density 22,064 ppl/mi² 97.3 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

Singapore United States
Forest area 58
sq mi 		1,196,125
sq mi
Forest area as share of land 20.9% 33.9%
Forest area rank 175/196 4/196
World's forests share 0.0004% 7.67%
Agricultural land area 2.55
sq mi 		1,627,576
sq mi
Agricultural land share 0.92% 46.1%
Agricultural land area rank 193/194 2/194
Share of global agricultural land 0.00001% 8.83%
Arable land 2.16
sq mi 		585,190
sq mi
Arable land share 0.78% 16.6%
Arable land area rank 187/191 2/191
Permanent cropland 0.39
sq mi 		12,242
sq mi
Permanent cropland share 0.14% 0.35%
Permanent cropland area rank 191/192 14/192
Water area 0.42
sq mi 		262,262
sq mi
Water as share of total area 0.15% 6.91%
Water area rank 159/197 3/197
Roads length 2,175
mi 		4,092,730
mi
Land borders length 0
mi 		7,458
mi
Coastline length 119.9
mi 		12,380
mi
Share of marine protected waters 0% 19%

Size of Singapore compared to states in USA

If Singapore were a state in the US, it would be the 52nd biggest by land area: larger than Guam, smaller than Rhode Island, and 942 times smaller than the size of Texas.

# State Land area Compared to Singapore
1 Alaska 570,641 sq mi x2,058
2 Texas 261,232 sq mi x942
3 California 155,779 sq mi x562
4 Montana 145,546 sq mi x525
5 New Mexico 121,298 sq mi x438
6 Arizona 113,594 sq mi x410
7 Nevada 109,781 sq mi x396
8 Colorado 103,642 sq mi x374
9 Wyoming 97,093 sq mi x350
10 Oregon 95,988 sq mi x346
11 Idaho 82,643 sq mi x298.1
12 Utah 82,169 sq mi x296.4
13 Kansas 81,759 sq mi x294.9
14 Minnesota 79,627 sq mi x287.2
15 Nebraska 76,824 sq mi x277.1
16 South Dakota 75,811 sq mi x273.5
17 North Dakota 69,001 sq mi x248.9
18 Missouri 68,742 sq mi x248
19 Oklahoma 68,595 sq mi x247.4
20 Washington 66,456 sq mi x239.7
21 Georgia 57,513 sq mi x207.5
22 Michigan 56,539 sq mi x203.9
23 Iowa 55,857 sq mi x201.5
24 Illinois 55,519 sq mi x200.3
25 Wisconsin 54,158 sq mi x195.4
26 Florida 53,625 sq mi x193.4
27 Arkansas 52,035 sq mi x187.7
28 Alabama 50,645 sq mi x182.7
29 North Carolina 48,618 sq mi x175.4
30 New York 47,126 sq mi x170
31 Mississippi 46,923 sq mi x169.3
32 Pennsylvania 44,743 sq mi x161.4
33 Louisiana 43,204 sq mi x155.8
34 Tennessee 41,235 sq mi x148.7
35 Ohio 40,861 sq mi x147.4
36 Virginia 39,490 sq mi x142.4
37 Kentucky 39,486 sq mi x142.4
38 Indiana 35,826 sq mi x129.2
39 Maine 30,843 sq mi x111.3
40 South Carolina 30,061 sq mi x108.4
41 West Virginia 24,038 sq mi x86.7
42 Maryland 9,707 sq mi x35
43 Vermont 9,217 sq mi x33.2
44 New Hampshire 8,953 sq mi x32.3
45 Massachusetts 7,800 sq mi x28.1
46 New Jersey 7,354 sq mi x26.5
47 Hawaii 6,423 sq mi x23.2
48 Connecticut 4,842 sq mi x17.5
49 Puerto Rico 3,459 sq mi x12.5
50 Delaware 1,949 sq mi x7.03
51 Rhode Island 1,045 sq mi x3.77
* Singapore 277.2 sq mi *
52 Guam 209.7 sq mi 0.76
53 Northern Mariana Islands 179.2 sq mi 0.65
54 US Virgin Islands 133.7 sq mi 0.48
55 American Samoa 76.4 sq mi 0.28
56 District of Columbia 61 sq mi 0.22

Singapore 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 Singapore 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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