Introduction
How big is the GTA 6 map? The short answer: the GTA 6 map size is about 83 km² (32 square miles) of land, according to community measurements of leaked map data — roughly 1.7 times the land area of GTA 5’s map.
Here is the honest part, stated plainly: Rockstar Games has not published an official map size in km² or square miles. What Rockstar has said, through co-studio head Rob Nelson, is that Leonida is roughly twice the size of GTA 5’s map and about three times the size of Red Dead Redemption 2’s playable area. Every km² figure in this article is therefore an estimate built from leaked map data, trailer landmarks and road measurements — not an official Rockstar number. The final, exact size will only be known when the game launches on 19 November 2026 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, with preloading from 12 November 2026.
GTA 6 is set in Leonida, Rockstar’s fictional version of Florida, with Vice City as its biggest city and Jason and Lucia as the two protagonists. This guide compares Leonida with GTA 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2 in km² and miles, breaks down all six regions, and puts 83 km² into real-life terms you can picture.
GTA 6 Map Size in km² and Miles
| Map | Land Area (Estimated) | Total Area incl. Water (Estimated) |
|---|---|---|
| GTA 6 — Leonida | About 83 km² (32 sq mi) | About 152 km² (59 sq mi) at Rockstar’s 2x ratio |
| GTA 5 — Los Santos & Blaine County | About 48 km² (19 sq mi) | About 76 km² (29 sq mi) |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | About 75 km² (29 sq mi) | Not published separately |
Read the table carefully, because two different numbers are doing the rounds. The land-only measurement — the ground you can actually drive and walk on — puts Leonida at about 83 km² against GTA 5’s roughly 48 km², a ratio of about 1.7 to 1. The total figure, which counts open water and outer edges as well, is higher: applying Rockstar’s stated “twice the size of GTA 5” ratio to GTA 5’s total of about 76 km² gives roughly 152 km² (59 sq mi) for Leonida. Ratio-based estimates from games media land in the same range, roughly 62 to 87 square miles in total.
Both numbers are estimates. Nobody outside Rockstar has the final map, and the figures will keep moving until launch day.
GTA 6 Map vs GTA 5 Map
The comparison players ask about most is Leonida against Los Santos and Blaine County from GTA 5. Here it is, side by side:
| Measurement | GTA 6 — Leonida | GTA 5 — San Andreas |
|---|---|---|
| Land area | About 83 km² (32 sq mi) | About 48 km² (19 sq mi) |
| Total area incl. water | About 152 km² (59 sq mi), estimated | About 76 km² (29 sq mi) |
| Size ratio | About 1.7x GTA 5 by land; 2x by Rockstar’s ratio | Baseline (1x) |
| North-to-south distance | About 25 km (15.5 miles) | About 13 km (8 miles) |
| Setting | Leonida (fictional Florida), 6 regions | San Andreas (fictional California), 1 city + county |
| Biggest city | Vice City | Los Santos |
The north-to-south figure is worth pausing on. Community measurements put the drive along Route 1 and I-97 — from the industrial area near the naval air base in the Keys up to a northern interchange — at roughly 21 km (13 miles), and the full north-to-south span at about 25 km (15.5 miles) once the southern island chain is included. The straight-line distance from the map’s northernmost point to the southern tip of the Keys is about 17 km (10.6 miles).
Rockstar’s own ratio is bigger than the community’s land measurement — 2x rather than 1.7x — because the two sides are measuring different things. The community figure counts dry land only; Rockstar’s ratio counts the whole state, water and outer edges included. Both can be true at once.
GTA 6 Map vs Red Dead Redemption 2
Rockstar has also said Leonida is about three times the size of Red Dead Redemption 2’s playable area. Red Dead Redemption 2’s map is generally measured at about 75 km² (29 sq mi) in total, so a strict reading of the 3x ratio would put Leonida’s total near 225 km² (87 sq mi) — the top end of the published estimate range.
The honest reading is the same as with GTA 5: Rockstar’s ratios describe the whole playable world, including water, while community measurements describe land only. On land alone, Leonida’s roughly 83 km² is only a little bigger than Red Dead Redemption 2’s roughly 75 km² total. The difference is density, not just area: Leonida packs six named regions, a major city, suburbs, small towns, swamps, farmland and a national park into that space, where Red Dead Redemption 2’s map is mostly open wilderness.
How Big Is Vice City?
Vice City is Leonida’s biggest city, and it is also the part of the map players will know best — it is the home base of Jason and Lucia, and the setting of the original Vice City game from 2002.
Rockstar says Vice City on its own is double the size of Los Santos from GTA 5. It also says that if you count every city, suburb and small town across Leonida, the state has the equivalent of eleven times the built-up area GTA 5 had. That 11x figure is the one that explains the map best: Leonida is not just a bigger empty space, it is a much more built-up one, with hundreds of enterable building interiors filling the extra room.
For scale, Los Santos in GTA 5 covers roughly 13 km² (5 sq mi) of city. Doubling that puts Vice City at roughly 26 km² (10 sq mi) — about a third of Leonida’s total land area in a single city.
The Six Regions of Leonida
Rockstar has confirmed six named regions in Leonida. Each one is a different kind of place, which is why the map feels bigger than its km² number suggests.
Vice City
The neon heart of Leonida — beaches, skyscrapers, hotels and the downtown skyline. Twice the size of Los Santos, and the largest single city in the game. This is where Jason and Lucia’s story is based.
Leonida Keys
A chain of islands stretching south from the mainland, joined by bridges over turquoise water. The Keys are the reason the map’s north-to-south span reaches about 25 km, and they include the naval air base area at the southern end of the measured driving route.
Grassrivers
Leonida’s vast wetlands — swamps, sawgrass and slow water, crossed by airboat. This is the fictional version of the Florida Everglades, and it is the emptiest, wildest part of the map.
Port Gellhorn
A faded beach town on the coast — motels, a pier and boardwalk past their prime. Smaller than Vice City, but one of the most distinctive locations in the trailers.
Ambrosia
A rural inland town surrounded by farmland and sugar-cane fields, in the middle of the state. Ambrosia shows the other side of Leonida: small-town Florida, far from the Vice City skyline.
Mount Kalaga National Park
The mountainous, forested north of the map — lakes, trails and the highest ground in Leonida. It is the region that makes the map feel like a whole state rather than a single city with suburbs.
How Big Is 83 km² in Real Life?
A number like 83 km² is hard to picture on its own. Here is what it compares to:
| Real-Life Comparison | Size | Leonida (83 km²) vs It |
|---|---|---|
| Manhattan, New York | About 59 km² (23 sq mi) | About 1.4 times Manhattan |
| Walt Disney World, Florida | About 101 km² (39 sq mi) | A little smaller than Disney World |
| Football pitches (105 × 68 m) | 0.00714 km² each | About 11,600 pitches |
| Driving north to south | About 25 km (15.5 miles) | A 20–25 minute drive at highway speed |
The Manhattan comparison is the easiest to hold in your head: Leonida’s land area is roughly one and a half Manhattans. The football-pitch number shows the same thing from the other side — 83 km² is an enormous amount of hand-built ground for a single game, which is why the download is so large: the reported file size is about 210GB on PS5.
How the Map Size Was Measured
No official map of Leonida has been released, so every size figure comes from detective work by the community:
- The GTA VI Mapping Project rebuilt the map from trailer landmarks, road lengths and coastlines, updating it through version 16.0 (September 2026) as new footage arrived.
- Leaked footage coordinates — in GTA 6, one coordinate unit maps to one metre, so distances can be pulled from leaked gameplay with reasonable precision.
- Rockstar’s own statements — the 2x GTA 5 and 3x Red Dead Redemption 2 ratios, and the 11x built-up area figure, all come from Rockstar North co-studio head Rob Nelson.
- Independent checks — separate measurements of the leaked map land at about 83 km² of land, and the mapping project’s own estimate moved from nearly 110 km² down to about 85.6 km² as the map was revised, in line with the 83 km² leak measurement.
Treat every number as an estimate with an error bar. The mapping project’s own history proves the point: its estimate changed by more than 20 km² between versions. The real size will be settled in launch week, when players measure the actual map instead of estimating it.
When Can You Explore Leonida?
Grand Theft Auto VI launches on 19 November 2026 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Preloading for digital pre-orders opens on 12 November 2026, about a week before launch. The physical edition is reported to ship with a download code in the case instead of a disc.
There is no PC release date yet — a PC version is rumoured for early 2027
FAQs
How big is the GTA 6 map in km²?
About 83 km² (32 sq mi) of land, by community measurement of leaked map data. Counting water and outer edges, the total is estimated at about 152 km² (59 sq mi) using Rockstar’s stated 2x GTA 5 ratio. Rockstar has published no official km² figure.
Is the GTA 6 map bigger than GTA 5?
Yes. Rockstar says Leonida is roughly twice the size of GTA 5’s map. By land area alone, the community measurement is about 83 km² against GTA 5’s roughly 48 km² — about 1.7 times bigger.
How big is the GTA 6 map compared to Red Dead Redemption 2?
Rockstar says Leonida is about three times the size of Red Dead Redemption 2’s playable area. Red Dead Redemption 2’s map measures about 75 km² (29 sq mi), so ratio-based estimates put Leonida’s total at roughly 62 to 87 square miles.
How big is Vice City in GTA 6?
Rockstar says Vice City is double the size of Los Santos from GTA 5. Los Santos covers roughly 13 km² (5 sq mi), which puts Vice City at roughly 26 km² (10 sq mi) — about a third of Leonida’s land area.
What are the six regions of the GTA 6 map?
Vice City, Leonida Keys, Grassrivers, Port Gellhorn, Ambrosia and Mount Kalaga National Park. Together they make up the fictional state of Leonida, based on Florida.
When does GTA 6 come out?
GTA 6 launches on 19 November 2026 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, with preloading from 12 November 2026. No PC release date has been announced.
Conclusion
The GTA 6 map is about 83 km² (32 sq mi) of land — roughly 1.7 times GTA 5 by land, and twice GTA 5 by Rockstar’s own whole-map ratio. That makes Leonida about one and a half Manhattans of hand-built ground, with a city twice the size of Los Santos and eleven times GTA 5’s built-up area.
Remember the caveat: no official km² figure exists yet. Every number here is an estimate from leaked data, trailer measurements and Rockstar’s ratios, and the real size will be confirmed in launch week. Until then, 83 km² is the best available answer — and it is already clear that Leonida is the biggest map Rockstar has ever built.
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