Castile and León and Indiana are almost exactly the same size
Castile and León (autonomous community of Spain) covers about 94,800 km² (36,600 mi²) and Indiana (state of the United States) about 94,300 km² (36,400 mi²). Their outlines are laid over each other below at one scale.
- 94,800km²Castile and León
- 94,300km²Indiana
100 km
- Castile and León
- Indiana
What fits
- Indiana is 100% of the size of Castile and León.
- The measured areas differ by 450 km², less than half a percent: closer than the measurement itself is certain.
- Measured in Belgiums: Castile and León is about 3.09, Indiana about 3.08.
How they differ
- Castile and León is larger, but Indiana has the larger population: 6.8 million against 2.4 million, 2.84× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 72 in Indiana against 25 in Castile and León: Indiana is 2.85× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,580 km apart.
- Together Castile and León and Indiana cover 189,000 km², close to the size of Syria (186,000 km², 1.7% smaller).
- At Indiana's density, Castile and León would have 6.8 million people (it has 2.4 million). At Castile and León's density, Indiana would have 2.4 million (it has 6.8 million).
- Castile and León's centre is 1.8° of latitude, about 210 km, farther north than Indiana's.
- 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.
- Indiana is the 38th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.0% of its area; it is the 17th most densely populated of them.
- Both lie at about the same latitude, 42°N and 40°N.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Castile and León would have about 39,690 m² and each person in Indiana about 13,900 m².
- Laid side by side, Castile and León and Indiana would cover 189,000 km², about the same size as Syria.
- Together they have 9.2 million people, about as many people as Switzerland.
Side by side
| Castile and León | Indiana | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | Autonomous communitySpain | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 94,800 km²36,600 mi² | 94,300 km²36,400 mi² |
| Official area | 94,200 km²Wikidata | 94,300 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 1st of 19in Spain | 38th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 2.4 millionWikidata, 2024 | 6.8 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 6th of 19in Spain | 17th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 25 per km² | 72 per km² |
| Capital | – | Indianapolis |
| Latitude range | 40°N to 43°N | 38°N to 42°N |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 94,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 94,800 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 94,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 94,300 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