Arkansas is 1.45× the size of Castile and León
Arkansas (state of the United States) covers about 138,000 km² (53,100 mi²) and Castile and León (autonomous community of Spain) about 94,800 km² (36,600 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 138,000km²Arkansas
- 94,800km²Castile and León
100 km
- Arkansas
- Castile and León
What fits
- Castile and León is 69% of the size of Arkansas.
- Arkansas is larger by 42,800 km² (16,500 mi²), which is 45% of the area of Castile and León.
- Measured in Belgiums: Arkansas is about 4.48, Castile and León about 3.09.
How they differ
- Arkansas also has the larger population: 3.0 million against 2.4 million, 1.26× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 25 in Castile and León against 22 in Arkansas: Castile and León is 1.15× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,340 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Arkansas at 35°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Castile and León at 42°N about 1.8×, so the map shows Arkansas as 1.20× the size of Castile and León instead of 1.45×.
- Together Arkansas and Castile and León cover 232,000 km², close to the size of Romania (236,000 km², 1.7% bigger).
- The gap between them, 42,800 km², is about the size of Denmark (42,700 km²).
- At Castile and León's density, Arkansas would have 3.5 million people (it has 3.0 million). At Arkansas's density, Castile and León would have 2.1 million (it has 2.4 million).
- Castile and León's centre is 6.9° of latitude, about 760 km, farther north than Arkansas's.
- Arkansas is the 27th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.5% of its area; it is the 37th most densely populated of them.
- Castile and León is the largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 19% of its area; it is the 18th most densely populated of them.
- Castile and León lies about 7° of latitude (roughly 762 km) north of Arkansas.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Arkansas would have about 45,670 m² and each person in Castile and León about 39,690 m².
- Laid side by side, Arkansas and Castile and León would cover 232,000 km², about the same size as Romania.
- Together they have 5.4 million people, about as many people as Slovakia.
Side by side
| Arkansas | Castile and León | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | Autonomous communitySpain |
| Area, measured | 138,000 km²53,100 mi² | 94,800 km²36,600 mi² |
| Official area | 138,000 km²Wikidata | 94,200 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 27th of 51in the United States | 1st of 19in Spain |
| Population | 3.0 millionWikidata, 2020 | 2.4 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 33rd of 51in the United States | 6th of 19in Spain |
| Density | 22 per km² | 25 per km² |
| Capital | Little Rock | – |
| Latitude range | 33°N to 37°N | 40°N to 43°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 138,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 138,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 94,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 94,800 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain. The outline of Castile and León is the provinces Natural Earth draws there, joined along their shared borders.
- 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