California is 1.65× the size of Chihuahua
California (state of the United States) covers about 410,000 km² (158,000 mi²) and Chihuahua (state of Mexico) about 248,000 km² (95,700 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 410,000km²California
- 248,000km²Chihuahua
200 km
- California
- Chihuahua
What fits
- Chihuahua is 61% of the size of California.
- California is larger by 162,000 km² (62,500 mi²), which is 65% of the area of Chihuahua.
- Measured in Belgiums: California is about 13.4, Chihuahua about 8.09.
How they differ
- California also has the larger population: 39.5 million against 3.6 million, 11.1× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 96 in California against 14 in Chihuahua: California is 6.73× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,530 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: California at 37°N is drawn about 1.6× too large and Chihuahua at 29°N about 1.3×, so the map shows California as 2.00× the size of Chihuahua instead of 1.65×.
- Together California and Chihuahua cover 658,000 km², close to the size of Myanmar (663,000 km², 0.8% bigger).
- The gap between them, 162,000 km², is about the size of Tunisia (157,000 km²).
- At Chihuahua's density, California would have 5.9 million people (it has 39.5 million). At California's density, Chihuahua would have 23.9 million (it has 3.6 million).
- California's centre is 8.4° of latitude, about 930 km, farther north than Chihuahua's.
- California is the 3rd largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 4.3% of its area; it is the 12th most densely populated of them.
- Chihuahua is the largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 13% of its area; it is the 31st most densely populated of them.
- California lies about 8° of latitude (roughly 932 km) north of Chihuahua.
- Shared out evenly, each person in California would have about 10,360 m² and each person in Chihuahua about 69,720 m².
- Laid side by side, California and Chihuahua would cover 658,000 km², about the same size as Myanmar.
- Together they have 43.1 million people, 1.04× as many people as Afghanistan.
Side by side
| California | Chihuahua | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 410,000 km²158,000 mi² | 248,000 km²95,700 mi² |
| Official area | 424,000 km²Wikidata | 247,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 3rd of 51in the United States | 1st of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 39.5 millionWikidata, 2020 | 3.6 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 1st of 51in the United States | 11th of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 96 per km² | 14 per km² |
| Capital | Sacramento | Chihuahua City |
| Latitude range | 33°N to 42°N | 26°N to 32°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2015. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 410,000 km² is 3.4% below Wikidata's official figure of 424,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- Wikidata's official figure of 247,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 248,000 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