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How big is Iceland really?

Iceland covers 39,058 sq mi (101,000 km虏). Texas is 6.8 times the size of Iceland.

IcelandTexasSame scale, no Mercator stretch
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Area39,058 sq mi
vs the whole US1.1%
Size rank#106 of 197
CapitalReykjav铆k
People390,000
Widest crossing316 mi
Drive it at 60 mph5 hours
Fly across36 min

Iceland vs famous states

Iceland compared with every state
StateSizeCompared with Iceland
Alabama51,752 sq miAlabama is 1.3 times the size of Iceland
Alaska586,000 sq miAlaska is 15 times the size of Iceland
American Samoa86 sq miIceland is 452 times the size of American Samoa
Arizona114,000 sq miArizona is 2.9 times the size of Iceland
Arkansas53,176 sq miArkansas is 1.4 times the size of Iceland
California158,000 sq miCalifornia is 4.1 times the size of Iceland
Colorado104,000 sq miColorado is 2.7 times the size of Iceland
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands185 sq miIceland is 211 times the size of Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Connecticut4,986 sq miIceland is 7.8 times the size of Connecticut
Delaware2,032 sq miIceland is 19 times the size of Delaware
District of Columbia66 sq miIceland is 588 times the size of District of Columbia
Florida58,618 sq miFlorida is 1.5 times the size of Iceland
Georgia58,950 sq miGeorgia is 1.5 times the size of Iceland
Guam223 sq miIceland is 175 times the size of Guam
Hawaii6,464 sq miIceland is 6.0 times the size of Hawaii
Idaho83,405 sq miIdaho is 2.1 times the size of Iceland
Illinois56,268 sq miIllinois is 1.4 times the size of Iceland
Indiana36,155 sq miIceland is about the same size as Indiana
Iowa56,185 sq miIowa is 1.4 times the size of Iceland
Kansas82,224 sq miKansas is 2.1 times the size of Iceland
Kentucky40,382 sq miIceland is about the same size as Kentucky
Louisiana47,513 sq miLouisiana is 1.2 times the size of Iceland
Maine33,022 sq miIceland is 1.2 times the size of Maine
Maryland10,410 sq miIceland is 3.8 times the size of Maryland
Massachusetts8,209 sq miIceland is 4.8 times the size of Massachusetts
Michigan58,267 sq miMichigan is 1.5 times the size of Iceland
Minnesota84,190 sq miMinnesota is 2.2 times the size of Iceland
Mississippi47,743 sq miMississippi is 1.2 times the size of Iceland
Missouri69,660 sq miMissouri is 1.8 times the size of Iceland
Montana147,000 sq miMontana is 3.8 times the size of Iceland
Nebraska77,243 sq miNebraska is 2.0 times the size of Iceland
Nevada110,000 sq miNevada is 2.8 times the size of Iceland
New Hampshire9,264 sq miIceland is 4.2 times the size of New Hampshire
New Jersey7,773 sq miIceland is 5.0 times the size of New Jersey
New Mexico122,000 sq miNew Mexico is 3.1 times the size of Iceland
New York49,008 sq miNew York is 1.3 times the size of Iceland
North Carolina49,905 sq miNorth Carolina is 1.3 times the size of Iceland
North Dakota70,503 sq miNorth Dakota is 1.8 times the size of Iceland
Ohio41,283 sq miIceland is about the same size as Ohio
Oklahoma69,888 sq miOklahoma is 1.8 times the size of Iceland
Oregon96,853 sq miOregon is 2.5 times the size of Iceland
Pennsylvania45,254 sq miPennsylvania is 1.2 times the size of Iceland
Puerto Rico3,511 sq miIceland is 11 times the size of Puerto Rico
Rhode Island1,101 sq miIceland is 35 times the size of Rhode Island
South Carolina31,150 sq miIceland is 1.3 times the size of South Carolina
South Dakota76,943 sq miSouth Dakota is 2.0 times the size of Iceland
Tennessee42,138 sq miIceland is about the same size as Tennessee
Texas266,000 sq miTexas is 6.8 times the size of Iceland
United States Virgin Islands170 sq miIceland is 230 times the size of United States Virgin Islands
Utah84,815 sq miUtah is 2.2 times the size of Iceland
Vermont9,595 sq miIceland is 4.1 times the size of Vermont
Virginia40,536 sq miIceland is about the same size as Virginia
Washington67,673 sq miWashington is 1.7 times the size of Iceland
West Virginia24,189 sq miIceland is 1.6 times the size of West Virginia
Wisconsin56,045 sq miWisconsin is 1.4 times the size of Iceland
Wyoming97,652 sq miWyoming is 2.5 times the size of Iceland

Countries close to Iceland's size

South Korea 路 1.0脳Liberia 路 0.9脳Guatemala 路 1.1脳Cuba 路 1.1脳Hungary 路 0.9脳Bulgaria 路 1.1脳

States close to Iceland's size

Kentucky 路 1.0脳Virginia 路 1.0脳Ohio 路 1.1脳

Areas come from Natural Earth borders measured on the globe (equal-area), so they can differ a little from official figures that count water differently. Crossing is the widest straight line across the main landmass.