Arkansas is 2.38× the size of Sinaloa
Arkansas (state of the United States) covers about 138,000 km² (53,100 mi²) and Sinaloa (state of Mexico) about 57,700 km² (22,300 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 138,000km²Arkansas
- 57,700km²Sinaloa
100 km
- Arkansas
- Sinaloa
What fits
- Sinaloa fits inside Arkansas about 2.38 times by area.
- Arkansas is larger by 79,800 km² (30,800 mi²), which is 138% of the area of Sinaloa.
- Measured in Belgiums: Arkansas is about 4.48, Sinaloa about 1.88.
How they differ
- Arkansas also has the larger population: 3.0 million against 3.0 million, 1.02× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 51 in Sinaloa against 22 in Arkansas: Sinaloa is 2.35× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,810 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Arkansas at 35°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Sinaloa at 25°N about 1.2×, so the map shows Arkansas as 2.91× the size of Sinaloa instead of 2.38×.
- Together Arkansas and Sinaloa cover 195,000 km², close to the size of Senegal (196,000 km², 0.5% bigger).
- The gap between them, 79,800 km², is about the size of Czechia (78,800 km²).
- At Sinaloa's density, Arkansas would have 7.1 million people (it has 3.0 million). At Arkansas's density, Sinaloa would have 1.3 million (it has 3.0 million).
- Arkansas's centre is 9.9° of latitude, about 1,100 km, farther north than Sinaloa'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.
- Sinaloa is the 17th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 2.9% of its area; it is the 19th most densely populated of them.
- Arkansas lies about 10° of latitude (roughly 1,100 km) north of Sinaloa.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Arkansas would have about 45,670 m² and each person in Sinaloa about 19,450 m².
- Laid side by side, Arkansas and Sinaloa would cover 195,000 km², about the same size as Senegal.
- Together they have 6.0 million people, about as many people as El Salvador.
Side by side
| Arkansas | Sinaloa | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 138,000 km²53,100 mi² | 57,700 km²22,300 mi² |
| Official area | 138,000 km²Wikidata | 57,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 27th of 51in the United States | 17th of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 3.0 millionWikidata, 2020 | 3.0 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 33rd of 51in the United States | 15th of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 22 per km² | 51 per km² |
| Capital | Little Rock | Culiacán |
| Latitude range | 33°N to 37°N | 22°N to 27°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2015. 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 57,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 57,700 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