United States vs Vatican City
United States is 20,054,439 times larger than Vatican City. Vatican City would fit into United States about 20054439 times.
United StatesVatican CityUnited States moved onto Vatican City · Equal-area projection
Remote islands and overseas parts not drawn; the figures include them
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United States is 20,054,439× the area of Vatican City.
 United States |  Vatican City | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaUnited States: 20,054,439× the area | 9,826,675 km²#3 of 194 | 0.49 km²#194 of 194 |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Land neighbours | 2 | 1 |
| People | ||
| PopulationUnited States: 387,511× the population | 341,784,857#3 of 194 · 2025 | 882#194 of 194 · 2024 |
| DensityVatican City: 51.8× the density | 35 / km²#145 of 194 | 1,800 / km²#5 of 194 |
| Urban population | 80%#41 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Fertility rate | 1.63 per woman#121 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Population growth | +0.52%#125 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Birth rate | 10.6 per 1,000#132 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Death rate | 9.0 per 1,000#52 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Children under 15 | 17.1%#140 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| People over 65 | 18.4%#38 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Net migration | +3.6 per 1,000#26 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Refugees abroad | 0.01 per 1,000#155 of 190 · 2025 | — |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancy | 78.9 years#46 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Infant mortality | 5.5 per 1,000 births#139 of 191 · 2024 | — |
| Doctors | 3.68 per 1,000#39 of 178 · 2022 | — |
| University enrolment | 79.4%#27 of 145 · 2022 | — |
| Human Development Index | 0.938#16 of 190 · 2023 | — |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capita | $88,810#5 of 185 · 2025 | — |
| GDP | $30.77T2025 | — |
| Income group | High income | — |
| GDP per capita (PPP) | $90,027#9 of 184 · 2025 | — |
| GDP growth | +2.2%#126 of 187 · 2025 | — |
| Inflation | +2.9%#92 of 176 · 2024 | — |
| Unemployment | 4.2%#110 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Extreme poverty | 1.1%#82 of 149 · 2024 | — |
| Income inequality (Gini) | 41.8#30 of 149 · 2024 | — |
| Jobs in agriculture | 1.5% of jobs#164 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Jobs in industry | 18.9% of jobs#90 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Jobs in services | 79.6% of jobs#16 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Foreign investment | 1.0% of GDP#126 of 184 · 2025 | — |
| Exports | 11.0% of GDP#159 of 168 · 2024 | — |
| Military spending | 3.1% of GDP#27 of 155 · 2025 | — |
| Internet users | 95%#27 of 184 · 2024 | — |
| Mobile subscriptions | 113 per 100#102 of 191 · 2024 | — |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest area | 34% of land#92 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| CO₂ per person | 13.6 t a year#13 of 185 · 2024 | — |
| Renewable energy | 10.9%#139 of 190 · 2021 | — |
| Access to electricity | 100.0%#1 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) | 7.0 µg/m³#173 of 191 · 2023 | — |
| Protected land | 12.9% of land#131 of 191 · 2025 | — |
| Arable land | 16.6% of land#64 of 190 · 2024 | — |
| Water stress | 28.2%#57 of 176 · 2022 | — |
| Precipitation | 715 mm#111 of 180 · 2022 | — |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stability | −0.30#122 of 193 · 2025 | — |
| Control of corruption | +0.87#39 of 193 · 2025 | — |
| Homicide rate | 5.8 per 100,000#46 of 146 · 2023 | — |
| State | ||
| Status | Independent state | Independent state |
| Government | Presidential republicconstitutional federal republic | Absolute monarchyecclesiastical elective monarchy; self-described as an "absolute monarchy" |
| Member of | NATO, OECD, G7, G20 | — |
| Capital | Washington D.C. | Vatican City |
| Currency | United States dollar (USD) | Euro (EUR) |
| Official languages | English | Latin, Italian |
| Traffic drives | On the right | On the right |
| Time zone | UTC−5, summer time UTC−4 · UTC−10 to UTC−5, 6 time zones | UTC+1, summer time UTC+2 |
| Calling code | +1 | +379 |
| Region | Northern America, North America | Southern Europe, Europe |
Area: Wikidata. Population, income, health, economy, environment and governance: World Bank. Human Development Index: UNDP. Government: CIA World Factbook. Ranks among the 194 independent states. All sources
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. United States sits at about 45° N and is stretched to 1.98× its true area; Vatican City at 42° N is stretched to 1.81×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is United States bigger than Vatican City?
- Yes. United States is 20,054,439 times larger than Vatican City. United States covers 9,826,675 km² and Vatican City covers 0.49 km².
- How many times does Vatican City fit into United States?
- About 20054439 times: United States has 20,054,439× the area of Vatican City.
- Why do United States and Vatican City look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. United States is drawn about 1.98× its true area there and Vatican City about 1.81×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, United States or Vatican City?
- United States: 341,784,857 people against 882. Density: United States 35 per km², Vatican City 1,800 per km².
- What kind of government do United States and Vatican City have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — United States: presidential republic; Vatican City: absolute monarchy.