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

Updated on by Georank team

The United States is 20,054,439 times bigger by total area compared to the Vatican: 3,794,100 sq mi vs 0.19 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of the United States is 3,531,839 sq mi vs 0.17 sq mi for the Vatican — a 20,789,591 times difference in territory size.

  • The United States ranks 3/197 by total surface area vs 197/197 for the Vatican.
  • The United States occupies 6.14% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.0000003% for the Vatican.

True size map comparison: United States vs Vatican

See how the United States and the Vatican 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

United States Vatican
Total area 3,794,100
sq mi 		0.19
sq mi
Size difference ratio 20,054,439 1
Total area rank 3/197 197/197
Share of all countries' surface area 1.93% 0.0000001%
Land area 3,531,839
sq mi 		0.17
sq mi
Land area difference ratio 20,789,591 1
Land area rank 3/197 197/197
Share of all countries' land area 6.14% 0.0000003%
Population 341,784,857 1,000
Population density 97.3 ppl/mi² 5,493 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

United States Vatican
Forest area 1,196,125
sq mi 		n/a
Forest area as share of land 33.9% n/a
Forest area rank 4/196 n/a
World's forests share 7.67% n/a
Agricultural land area 1,627,576
sq mi 		n/a
Agricultural land share 46.1% n/a
Agricultural land area rank 2/194 n/a
Share of global agricultural land 8.83% n/a
Arable land 585,190
sq mi 		n/a
Arable land share 16.6% n/a
Arable land area rank 2/191 n/a
Permanent cropland 12,242
sq mi 		n/a
Permanent cropland share 0.35% n/a
Permanent cropland area rank 14/192 n/a
Water area 262,262
sq mi 		0.02
sq mi
Water as share of total area 6.91% 10.2%
Water area rank 3/197 167/197
Roads length 4,092,730
mi 		5.59
mi
Land borders length 7,458
mi 		2.11
mi
Coastline length 12,380
mi 		0
mi
Share of marine protected waters 19% n/a

Size of the Vatican compared to states in USA

If the Vatican were a state in the US, it would be the smallest by land area and 1,537,698 times smaller than Texas.

# State Land area Compared to Vatican
1 Alaska 570,641 sq mi x3,358,984
2 Texas 261,232 sq mi x1,537,698
3 California 155,779 sq mi x916,968
4 Montana 145,546 sq mi x856,732
5 New Mexico 121,298 sq mi x714,002
6 Arizona 113,594 sq mi x668,652
7 Nevada 109,781 sq mi x646,209
8 Colorado 103,642 sq mi x610,070
9 Wyoming 97,093 sq mi x571,523
10 Oregon 95,988 sq mi x565,018
11 Idaho 82,643 sq mi x486,466
12 Utah 82,169 sq mi x483,677
13 Kansas 81,759 sq mi x481,259
14 Minnesota 79,627 sq mi x468,709
15 Nebraska 76,824 sq mi x452,214
16 South Dakota 75,811 sq mi x446,250
17 North Dakota 69,001 sq mi x406,161
18 Missouri 68,742 sq mi x404,636
19 Oklahoma 68,595 sq mi x403,773
20 Washington 66,456 sq mi x391,180
21 Georgia 57,513 sq mi x338,543
22 Michigan 56,539 sq mi x332,807
23 Iowa 55,857 sq mi x328,793
24 Illinois 55,519 sq mi x326,802
25 Wisconsin 54,158 sq mi x318,791
26 Florida 53,625 sq mi x315,652
27 Arkansas 52,035 sq mi x306,298
28 Alabama 50,645 sq mi x298,116
29 North Carolina 48,618 sq mi x286,182
30 New York 47,126 sq mi x277,402
31 Mississippi 46,923 sq mi x276,207
32 Pennsylvania 44,743 sq mi x263,370
33 Louisiana 43,204 sq mi x254,314
34 Tennessee 41,235 sq mi x242,723
35 Ohio 40,861 sq mi x240,520
36 Virginia 39,490 sq mi x232,452
37 Kentucky 39,486 sq mi x232,430
38 Indiana 35,826 sq mi x210,884
39 Maine 30,843 sq mi x181,552
40 South Carolina 30,061 sq mi x176,948
41 West Virginia 24,038 sq mi x141,498
42 Maryland 9,707 sq mi x57,141
43 Vermont 9,217 sq mi x54,252
44 New Hampshire 8,953 sq mi x52,698
45 Massachusetts 7,800 sq mi x45,914
46 New Jersey 7,354 sq mi x43,289
47 Hawaii 6,423 sq mi x37,807
48 Connecticut 4,842 sq mi x28,505
49 Puerto Rico 3,459 sq mi x20,359
50 Delaware 1,949 sq mi x11,470
51 Rhode Island 1,045 sq mi x6,152
52 Guam 209.7 sq mi x1,234
53 Northern Mariana Islands 179.2 sq mi x1,055
54 US Virgin Islands 133.7 sq mi x787
55 American Samoa 76.4 sq mi x450
56 District of Columbia 61 sq mi x359
* Vatican 0.17 sq mi *

United States vs Vatican 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 United States and the Vatican 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) (2019–2025, 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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