California against Sweden
Sweden covers about 174,000 square miles, so California is a little smaller. Drag California over Sweden on the map above to compare.
760 miles long
It is about 760 miles long and 250 miles wide, long enough for climates from temperate rainforest in the north to desert in the interior.
How it compares
- 106×the size of Rhode Island, the smallest state
- ≈ 1×about the same size as Montana
- 61%of the area of Texas
- 25%of the area of Alaska, the largest state
- 606×the size of the Little Giant Fire
- 105 millionacres
- 79.2 millionAmerican football fields
- 59.4 millionsoccer pitches
- 124,276×the size of Central Park
- 862,386×the size of Vatican City
- 47.2×the size of Yellowstone National Park
- 857×the size of Lake Tahoe
- 20%of the area of Greenland
- 595×the size of Anglesey
- 741×the size of the Isle of Man
Questions people ask
How many square miles is California?
163,695 square miles (423,967 km²), 155,779 of them land.
Is California bigger than Nevada?
Yes. It is about 1.5 times the size of Nevada.
Where does California rank by size?
3rd of the 50 states, by total area and by land area alike.
How long is California?
About 760 miles (1,223 km) long and 250 miles (402 km) wide.
How big is California compared to Texas?
About 61% of the size of Texas.
Where the numbers come from
Official figure: 163,695 square miles in all, 155,779 of them land, per the US Census Bureau. Outline: US Census Bureau (source), licence: Public domain.