Alabama is 1.11× the size of Durango
Alabama (state of the United States) covers about 134,000 km² (51,700 mi²) and Durango (state of Mexico) about 121,000 km² (46,700 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 134,000km²Alabama
- 121,000km²Durango
100 km
- Alabama
- Durango
What fits
- Durango is 90% of the size of Alabama.
- Alabama is larger by 12,800 km² (4,950 mi²), which is 11% of the area of Durango.
- Measured in Belgiums: Alabama is about 4.36, Durango about 3.95.
How they differ
- Alabama also has the larger population: 5.0 million against 1.8 million, 2.86× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 38 in Alabama against 14 in Durango: Alabama is 2.59× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,960 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Alabama at 33°N is drawn about 1.4× too large and Durango at 25°N about 1.2×, so the map shows Alabama as 1.29× the size of Durango instead of 1.11×.
- Together Alabama and Durango cover 255,000 km², close to the size of Ecuador (255,000 km², 0.1% bigger).
- The gap between them, 12,800 km², is about the size of Bahamas (12,600 km²).
- At Durango's density, Alabama would have 1.9 million people (it has 5.0 million). At Alabama's density, Durango would have 4.5 million (it has 1.8 million).
- Alabama's centre is 7.8° of latitude, about 870 km, farther north than Durango's.
- Alabama is the 29th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.4% of its area; it is the 27th most densely populated of them.
- Durango is the 4th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 6.2% of its area; it is the 30th most densely populated of them.
- Alabama lies about 8° of latitude (roughly 873 km) north of Durango.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Alabama would have about 26,640 m² and each person in Durango about 68,970 m².
- Laid side by side, Alabama and Durango would cover 255,000 km², about the same size as Ecuador.
- Together they have 6.8 million people, about as many people as Paraguay.
Side by side
| Alabama | Durango | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 134,000 km²51,700 mi² | 121,000 km²46,700 mi² |
| Official area | 136,000 km²Wikidata | 123,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 29th of 51in the United States | 4th of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 5.0 millionWikidata, 2020 | 1.8 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 24th of 51in the United States | 25th of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 38 per km² | 14 per km² |
| Capital | Montgomery | Victoria de Durango |
| Latitude range | 30°N to 35°N | 22°N to 27°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2015. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 136,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 134,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 123,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 121,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12