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

Updated on by Georank team

The United States is 21.6 times bigger by total area compared to Yemen: 3,794,100 sq mi vs 175,871 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of the United States is 3,531,839 sq mi vs 203,850 sq mi for Yemen — a 17.3 times difference in territory size.

  • The United States ranks 3/197 by total surface area vs 54/197 for Yemen.
  • The United States occupies 6.14% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.35% for Yemen.
  • 46.1% of the United States' area is agricultural land vs 44.4% in Yemen.
  • The US has 8.83% of the world's agricultural land area — Yemen has 0.49%.
  • 33.9% of the US is covered by forests, compared to 1.04% in Yemen.
  • 7.67% of the world's forests are in the United States, and 0.01% are in Yemen.

True size map comparison: United States vs Yemen

See how the United States and Yemen 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 Yemen
Total area 3,794,100
sq mi 		175,871
sq mi
Size difference ratio 21.6 1
Total area rank 3/197 54/197
Share of all countries' surface area 1.93% 0.09%
Land area 3,531,839
sq mi 		203,850
sq mi
Land area difference ratio 17.3 1
Land area rank 3/197 49/197
Share of all countries' land area 6.14% 0.35%
Population 341,784,857 40,583,164
Population density 97.3 ppl/mi² 210.9 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

United States Yemen
Forest area 1,196,125
sq mi 		2,120
sq mi
Forest area as share of land 33.9% 1.04%
Forest area rank 4/196 137/196
World's forests share 7.67% 0.01%
Agricultural land area 1,627,576
sq mi 		90,549
sq mi
Agricultural land share 46.1% 44.4%
Agricultural land area rank 2/194 48/194
Share of global agricultural land 8.83% 0.49%
Arable land 585,190
sq mi 		4,471
sq mi
Arable land share 16.6% 2.19%
Arable land area rank 2/191 102/191
Permanent cropland 12,242
sq mi 		1,135
sq mi
Permanent cropland share 0.35% 0.56%
Permanent cropland area rank 14/192 71/192
Water area 262,262
sq mi 		0
sq mi
Water as share of total area 6.91% 0%
Water area rank 3/197 197/197
Roads length 4,092,730
mi 		n/a
Land borders length 7,458
mi 		995
mi
Coastline length 12,380
mi 		1,184
mi
Share of marine protected waters 19% 0.4%

Size of Yemen compared to states in USA

If Yemen were a state in the US, it would be the 3rd biggest by land area: 1.28 smaller than Texas but 1.31 times larger than the size of California.

# State Land area Compared to Yemen
1 Alaska 570,641 sq mi x2.8
2 Texas 261,232 sq mi x1.28
* Yemen 203,850 sq mi *
3 California 155,779 sq mi 0.76
4 Montana 145,546 sq mi 0.71
5 New Mexico 121,298 sq mi 0.6
6 Arizona 113,594 sq mi 0.56
7 Nevada 109,781 sq mi 0.54
8 Colorado 103,642 sq mi 0.51
9 Wyoming 97,093 sq mi 0.48
10 Oregon 95,988 sq mi 0.47
11 Idaho 82,643 sq mi 0.41
12 Utah 82,169 sq mi 0.4
13 Kansas 81,759 sq mi 0.4
14 Minnesota 79,627 sq mi 0.39
15 Nebraska 76,824 sq mi 0.38
16 South Dakota 75,811 sq mi 0.37
17 North Dakota 69,001 sq mi 0.34
18 Missouri 68,742 sq mi 0.34
19 Oklahoma 68,595 sq mi 0.34
20 Washington 66,456 sq mi 0.33
21 Georgia 57,513 sq mi 0.28
22 Michigan 56,539 sq mi 0.28
23 Iowa 55,857 sq mi 0.27
24 Illinois 55,519 sq mi 0.27
25 Wisconsin 54,158 sq mi 0.27
26 Florida 53,625 sq mi 0.26
27 Arkansas 52,035 sq mi 0.26
28 Alabama 50,645 sq mi 0.25
29 North Carolina 48,618 sq mi 0.24
30 New York 47,126 sq mi 0.23
31 Mississippi 46,923 sq mi 0.23
32 Pennsylvania 44,743 sq mi 0.22
33 Louisiana 43,204 sq mi 0.21
34 Tennessee 41,235 sq mi 0.2
35 Ohio 40,861 sq mi 0.2
36 Virginia 39,490 sq mi 0.19
37 Kentucky 39,486 sq mi 0.19
38 Indiana 35,826 sq mi 0.18
39 Maine 30,843 sq mi 0.15
40 South Carolina 30,061 sq mi 0.15
41 West Virginia 24,038 sq mi 0.12
42 Maryland 9,707 sq mi 0.05
43 Vermont 9,217 sq mi 0.05
44 New Hampshire 8,953 sq mi 0.04
45 Massachusetts 7,800 sq mi 0.04
46 New Jersey 7,354 sq mi 0.04
47 Hawaii 6,423 sq mi 0.03
48 Connecticut 4,842 sq mi 0.02
49 Puerto Rico 3,459 sq mi 0.02
50 Delaware 1,949 sq mi 0.01
51 Rhode Island 1,045 sq mi 0.005
52 Guam 209.7 sq mi 0.001
53 Northern Mariana Islands 179.2 sq mi 0.0009
54 US Virgin Islands 133.7 sq mi 0.0007
55 American Samoa 76.4 sq mi 0.0004
56 District of Columbia 61 sq mi 0.0003

United States vs Yemen 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 Yemen 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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