400 miles by 310
It is about 400 miles long and 310 miles wide.
Arizona against Italy
Italy covers about 117,000 square miles, so Arizona is about the same size. Drag Arizona over Italy on the map above to compare.
A quarter of it is reservations
About a quarter of the state is Indian reservations, home to 27 federally recognised tribes. Arizona also meets Colorado, New Mexico and Utah at a single point, the Four Corners.
How it compares
- 73.8×the size of Rhode Island, the smallest state
- ≈ 1×about the same size as Nevada
- ≈ 1×about the same size as New Mexico
- 17%of the area of Alaska, the largest state
- 422×the size of the Little Giant Fire
- 73 millionacres
- 55.2 millionAmerican football fields
- 41.3 millionsoccer pitches
- 86,541×the size of Central Park
- 600,531×the size of Vatican City
- 32.9×the size of Yellowstone National Park
- 597×the size of Lake Tahoe
- 14%of the area of Greenland
- 415×the size of Anglesey
- 516×the size of the Isle of Man
Questions people ask
How many square miles is Arizona?
113,990 square miles (295,234 km²), 113,594 of them land.
Is Arizona bigger than New Mexico?
No. New Mexico is about 7% bigger.
Where does Arizona rank by size?
6th of the 50 states, by total area and by land area alike.
How long is Arizona?
About 400 miles (644 km) long and 310 miles (499 km) wide.
How big is Arizona compared to Texas?
About 42% of the size of Texas.
Where the numbers come from
Official figure: 113,990 square miles in all, 113,594 of them land, per the US Census Bureau. Outline: US Census Bureau (source), licence: Public domain.