Georgia at its true size
Georgia covers 69,700 km², number 119 of 194 countries by area. Home to 3,935,766 people (2025). A Mercator map draws it about 1.82× too large.
Equal-area projection · Natural Earth 50m
| Area | 69,700 km² Wikidata |
|---|---|
| Population | 3,935,766 World Bank, 2025 |
| Density | 56 per km² |
| Capital | Tbilisi |
| Local time in Tbilisi | |
| Time zone | UTC+4 IANA |
| Currency | Georgian lari (GEL) Wikidata |
| Languages | Georgian |
| Traffic | On the right |
| Region | Western Asia, Asia |
| Status | Independent state |
| Coast | Has a coastline |
| Calling code | +995 |
| Codes | GE · GEO · 268 |
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Where Georgia ranks
Among the independent states, in 44 rankings. Each links to its table.
People
- Population#128 of 1943.9 million people#39 of 48 in Asia
- Population density#129 of 19456 people per km²#39 of 48 in Asia
- Urban population#104 of 19261% urban#27 of 47 in Asia
- Fertility rate#108 of 1921.80 births per woman#29 of 47 in Asia
- Population growth#11 of 192+3.18% a year#6 of 47 in Asia
- Birth rate#118 of 19211.3 births per 1,000 people#33 of 47 in Asia
- Death rate#18 of 19211.8 deaths per 1,000 people#2 of 47 in Asia
- Children under 15#113 of 19220.5% under 15#33 of 47 in Asia
- People over 65#51 of 19216.0% aged 65 and over#3 of 47 in Asia
- Net migration#64 of 192+0.3 per 1,000 people#19 of 47 in Asia
- Refugees abroad#31 of 1904.40 refugees abroad per 1,000 people#9 of 47 in Asia
Health & education
- Life expectancy#87 of 19274.7 years#24 of 47 in Asia
- Infant mortality#129 of 1917.5 infant deaths per 1,000 live births#32 of 47 in Asia
- Doctors#6 of 1785.64 doctors per 1,000 people#1 of 46 in Asia
- University enrolment#13 of 14589.5% gross enrolment#5 of 42 in Asia
- Human Development Index#56 of 190an index of 0.844#13 of 46 in Asia
Economy
- GNI per capita#85 of 185$8,990 a person#19 of 45 in Asia
- Internet users#83 of 18484% online#27 of 43 in Asia
- GDP per capita (PPP)#68 of 184$29,414 a person#16 of 45 in Asia
- GDP growth#15 of 187+7.5% a year#7 of 45 in Asia
- Inflation#60 of 176+3.9% a year#12 of 42 in Asia
- Unemployment#24 of 17812.1% of the labour force#7 of 47 in Asia
- Extreme poverty#58 of 1494.2% under $3.00 a day#9 of 33 in Asia
- Income inequality (Gini)#80 of 149a Gini index of 33.9#14 of 33 in Asia
- Jobs in agriculture#50 of 17834.0% of jobs#12 of 47 in Asia
- Jobs in industry#122 of 17816.6% of jobs#38 of 47 in Asia
- Jobs in services#122 of 17849.5% of jobs#31 of 47 in Asia
- Foreign investment#43 of 1844.3% of GDP#12 of 44 in Asia
- Exports#51 of 16847.4% of GDP#16 of 42 in Asia
- Military spending#76 of 1551.8% of GDP#24 of 38 in Asia
- Mobile subscriptions#18 of 191161 subscriptions per 100 people#8 of 47 in Asia
Energy & environment
- CO₂ per person#76 of 1853.53 tonnes a person#26 of 47 in Asia
- Forest area#56 of 19245% forest#11 of 47 in Asia
- Renewable energy#91 of 19025.2% renewable#12 of 47 in Asia
- Access to electricity#1 of 192100.0% with electricity#1 of 47 in Asia
- Air pollution (PM2.5)#93 of 19118.6 µg/m³#40 of 47 in Asia
- Protected land#63 of 19122.8% of the land protected#11 of 47 in Asia
- Arable land#140 of 1903.9% of the land arable#33 of 47 in Asia
- Water stress#127 of 1764.2% of its available fresh water#42 of 47 in Asia
- Precipitation#93 of 1801,026 mm a year#21 of 47 in Asia
Governance & safety
Countries of a similar size
Every country within 25% of Georgia’s area, lit up on the map →
- Ireland1.0×Georgia and Ireland are almost exactly the same size.
- Sierra Leone0.97×Georgia and Sierra Leone are almost exactly the same size.
- Sri Lanka1.06×Georgia is 6% larger than Sri Lanka.
- Panama0.94×Georgia is 6% smaller than Panama.
- Lithuania1.07×Georgia is 7% larger than Lithuania.
- Latvia1.08×Georgia is 8% larger than Latvia.
How many times does Georgia fit into…
- Russia: about 245 times
- Canada: about 143 times
- United States: about 141 times
The land itself
Rivers, summits and lakes Georgia shares with the rest of the world. Turn on “Rivers & lakes” and “Physical names” in the atlas to see them on the map.
Summits
- Shkhara5,193 m
Rivers are listed by the published length of their whole course, not the part inside Georgia. Figures from Wikidata, features from Natural Earth.
Neighbours
Questions about Georgia
- How big is Georgia?
- Georgia covers 69,700 km², which makes it number 119 of 194 countries by area. About 3,935,766 people live there (2025), 56 per km².
- Is Georgia bigger than Ireland?
- Georgia and Ireland are almost exactly the same size. Georgia: 69,700 km²; Ireland: 69,797 km².
- How much does the Mercator map distort Georgia?
- At about 42° latitude, Mercator stretches Georgia to roughly 1.82× 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 Georgia?
- Georgia shares a land border with Russia, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Armenia.