Andorra at its true size

Andorra covers 468 km², number 179 of 194 countries by area. Home to 82,904 people (2025). A Mercator map draws it about 1.84× too large.

Equal-area projection · Natural Earth 50m
Andorra on a globe
On the globe43° N · Europe
On a Mercator map1.84× the true area
Area468 km² Wikidata
Population82,904 World Bank, 2025
Density177 per km²
CapitalAndorra la Vella
Time zoneUTC+1, summer time UTC+2 IANA
CurrencyEuro (EUR) Wikidata
LanguagesCatalan
TrafficOn the right
RegionSouthern Europe, Europe
StatusIndependent state
CoastLandlocked
Calling code+376
CodesAD · AND · 020

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    Where Andorra ranks

    Among the independent states, in 32 rankings. Each links to its table.

    Countries of a similar size

    Every country within 25% of Andorra’s area, lit up on the map →

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    The land itself

    Rivers, summits and lakes Andorra shares with the rest of the world. Turn on “Rivers & lakes” and “Physical names” in the atlas to see them on the map.

    Summits
    • Coma Pedrosa2,942 m

    Rivers are listed by the published length of their whole course, not the part inside Andorra. Figures from Wikidata, features from Natural Earth.

    Neighbours

    Questions about Andorra

    How big is Andorra?
    Andorra covers 468 km², which makes it number 179 of 194 countries by area. About 82,904 people live there (2025), 177 per km².
    Is Andorra bigger than Palau?
    Andorra and Palau are almost exactly the same size. Andorra: 468 km²; Palau: 466 km².
    How much does the Mercator map distort Andorra?
    At about 43° latitude, Mercator stretches Andorra to roughly 1.84× its true area relative to a country on the equator. Kartavera draws it in the Equal Earth projection, where areas are exact.
    Which countries border Andorra?
    Andorra shares a land border with France, Spain.