# How big is North Dakota?

North Dakota covers 70,698 square miles (183,108 km²), 69,001 of them land. It is the 19th-biggest state, about the size of Cambodia.

- 70,698 square miles
- 183,108 km²
- 45.2 million acres
- 34.2 million football fields

Interactive map, to drop it on any town at its true size: https://how-big-is.com/north-dakota/

## 300 miles by 200

It is about 300 miles long and 200 miles wide.

## North Dakota against Cambodia

Cambodia covers about 70,000 square miles, so North Dakota is about the same size. Drag North Dakota over Cambodia on the map above to compare.

## How it compares

- 45.8× the size of [Rhode Island](https://how-big-is.com/rhode-island/), the smallest state
- ≈ 1× about the same size as [Oklahoma](https://how-big-is.com/oklahoma/)
- ≈ 1× about the same size as [Washington State](https://how-big-is.com/washington-state/)
- 11% of the area of [Alaska](https://how-big-is.com/alaska/), the largest state
- 262× the size of [the Little Giant Fire](https://how-big-is.com/little-giant-fire/)
- 45.2 million [acres](https://how-big-is.com/an-acre/)
- 34.2 million [American football fields](https://how-big-is.com/a-football-field/)
- 25.6 million [soccer pitches](https://how-big-is.com/a-soccer-field/)
- 53,674× the size of [Central Park](https://how-big-is.com/central-park/)
- 372,457× the size of [Vatican City](https://how-big-is.com/vatican-city/)
- 20.4× the size of [Yellowstone National Park](https://how-big-is.com/yellowstone-national-park/)
- 370× the size of [Lake Tahoe](https://how-big-is.com/lake-tahoe/)
- 8.5% of the area of [Greenland](https://how-big-is.com/greenland/)
- 257× the size of [Anglesey](https://how-big-is.com/anglesey/)
- 320× the size of [the Isle of Man](https://how-big-is.com/isle-of-man/)

## Questions people ask

**How many square miles is North Dakota?**
70,698 square miles (183,108 km²), 69,001 of them land.

**Is North Dakota bigger than Minnesota?**
No. Minnesota is about 1.2 times its size.

**Where does North Dakota rank by size?**
19th of the 50 states by total area, and 17th by land area.

**How long is North Dakota?**
About 300 miles (483 km) long and 200 miles (322 km) wide.

**How big is North Dakota compared to Texas?**
About 26% of the size of Texas.

## Where the numbers come from

Official figure: 70,698 square miles in all, 69,001 of them land, per the US Census Bureau. Outline: US Census Bureau (https://www.census.gov/geographies/mapping-files/time-series/geo/cartographic-boundary.html), licence: Public domain.

Credit: Map: how-big-is.com. Outline: US Census Bureau.