How Big Is It? Famous Places Compared to Where You Live

Regions, islands, lakes, parks and landmarks, each drawn at true size so you can place it over somewhere you know.

Places: 64
Smallest: White House
Largest: Sahara Desert

The Amazon Rainforest is about 70% the size of the United States.

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From the White House to the Sahara Desert

Each step is roughly ten times bigger than the one before.

Regions and territories

26 places

Countries, provinces and states inside larger nations, and territories of their own.

Smallest Gaza Strip · 365 km² (141 sq mi) Largest Western Australia · 2,527,013 km² (975,685 sq mi)

Western Australia

2,527,013 km² (975,685 sq mi)

2,038,722 km² (787,155 sq mi)

1,729,742 km² (667,857 sq mi)

1,542,056 km² (595,391 sq mi)

Northern Territory

1,347,791 km² (520,385 sq mi)

Northwest Territories

1,346,106 km² (519,734 sq mi)

1,076,395 km² (415,598 sq mi)

South Australia

984,321 km² (380,048 sq mi)

British Columbia

944,735 km² (364,764 sq mi)

New South Wales

801,150 km² (309,326 sq mi)

661,848 km² (255,541 sq mi)

651,900 km² (251,700 sq mi)

647,797 km² (250,116 sq mi)

482,443 km² (186,272 sq mi)

Newfoundland and Labrador

405,212 km² (156,453 sq mi)

227,444 km² (87,817 sq mi)

130,278 km² (50,301 sq mi)

78,782 km² (30,418 sq mi)

≈ Czech Republic

72,908 km² (28,150 sq mi)

68,401 km² (26,410 sq mi)

55,283 km² (21,345 sq mi)

21,218 km² (8,192 sq mi)

≈ El Salvador

Northern Ireland

14,130 km² (5,456 sq mi)

Prince Edward Island

5,620 km² (2,170 sq mi)

Australian Capital Territory

2,358 km² (910 sq mi)

365 km² (141 sq mi)

Islands

11 places

Islands people visit and ask about, measured by their land.

Smallest Mackinac Island · 9.54 km² (3.68 sq mi) Largest Big Island of Hawaii · 10,434 km² (4,029 sq mi)

Big Island of Hawaii

10,434 km² (4,029 sq mi)

Hawaii, United States

3,566 km² (1,377 sq mi)

New York, United States

1,883 km² (727 sq mi)

≈ Virgin Islands

Hawaii, United States

1,545 km² (597 sq mi)

Hawaii, United States

1,435 km² (554 sq mi)

Hawaii, United States

Martha's Vineyard

227 km² (87 sq mi)

≈ Saint Kitts and Nevis

Massachusetts, United States

Catalina Island

194 km² (75 sq mi)

California, United States

150 km² (58 sq mi)

≈ British Virgin Islands

New York, United States

124 km² (48 sq mi)

Massachusetts, United States

55 km² (21 sq mi)

New York, United States

Mackinac Island

9.54 km² (3.68 sq mi)

Michigan, United States

Lakes

9 places

Lakes and reservoirs, by the area of their water.

Smallest Lake Norman · 128 km² (49 sq mi) Largest Great Lakes · 243,839 km² (94,147 sq mi)

243,839 km² (94,147 sq mi)

≈ United Kingdom

82,350 km² (31,795 sq mi)

≈ United Arab Emirates

57,750 km² (22,297 sq mi)

Michigan, United States

25,744 km² (9,940 sq mi)

Lake Okeechobee

1,890 km² (730 sq mi)

≈ Virgin Islands

Florida, United States

510 km² (197 sq mi)

Montana, United States

502 km² (194 sq mi)

California, United States

Lake of the Ozarks

212 km² (82 sq mi)

Missouri, United States

128 km² (49 sq mi)

North Carolina, United States

Parks

6 places

National and city parks, by their official boundaries.

Smallest Central Park · 3.41 km² (1.32 sq mi) Largest Yellowstone National Park · 8,983 km² (3,469 sq mi)

Yellowstone National Park

8,983 km² (3,469 sq mi)

≈ Puerto Rico

Wyoming, United States

Everglades National Park

6,105 km² (2,357 sq mi)

Florida, United States

Grand Canyon National Park

4,863 km² (1,878 sq mi)

Arizona, United States

Yosemite National Park

3,027 km² (1,169 sq mi)

California, United States

Mammoth Cave National Park

219 km² (84 sq mi)

≈ Saint Kitts and Nevis

Kentucky, United States

3.41 km² (1.32 sq mi)

New York, United States

Deserts and rainforests

2 places

Deserts and rainforests, whose edges are only roughly defined.

Smallest Amazon Rainforest · 6,900,000 km² (2,664,104 sq mi) Largest Sahara Desert · 9,200,000 km² (3,552,138 sq mi)

9,200,000 km² (3,552,138 sq mi)

Amazon Rainforest

6,900,000 km² (2,664,104 sq mi)

Theme parks and resorts

2 places

Theme parks and resorts, by the area open to visitors.

Smallest Disneyland · 0.55 km² (0.21 sq mi) Largest Walt Disney World · 74 km² (29 sq mi)

Walt Disney World

74 km² (29 sq mi)

Florida, United States

0.55 km² (0.21 sq mi)

≈ 103 football fields

California, United States

Landmarks and buildings

5 places

Famous buildings and estates, by the ground they stand on.

Smallest White House · 0.0015 km² (0.00058 sq mi) Largest Biltmore Estate · 9.27 km² (3.58 sq mi)

Biltmore Estate

9.27 km² (3.58 sq mi)

North Carolina, United States

Mall of America

0.14 km² (0.053 sq mi)

≈ 26 football fields

Minnesota, United States

0.096 km² (0.037 sq mi)

≈ 18 football fields

Virginia, United States

0.019 km² (0.0075 sq mi)

≈ 3.6 football fields

0.0015 km² (0.00058 sq mi)

≈ 0.3 football fields

Airports

3 places

Major airports, by their airfields.

Smallest Atlanta Airport · 11 km² (4.39 sq mi) Largest O'Hare Airport · 27 km² (11 sq mi)

27 km² (11 sq mi)

Illinois, United States

27 km² (10 sq mi)

Texas, United States

Atlanta Airport

11 km² (4.39 sq mi)

Georgia, United States

How these sizes are measured

Official areas

Areas come from each place's published figure on Wikidata, or are measured from its outline where the published figure covers something else (Manhattan's includes its rivers).

Real outlines

Shapes come from © OpenStreetMap contributors and Natural Earth. Where a size depends on a definition, the place's page says which one is used.

True scale

Flat maps stretch places near the poles. Every comparison here is drawn at true scale. Why maps mislead or try the true size map.