Castilla–La Mancha is 1.09× the size of Baja California

What fits

• Baja California is 92% of the size of Castilla–La Mancha.
• Castilla–La Mancha is larger by 6,500 km² (2,510 mi²), which is 8.9% of the area of Baja California.
• Measured in Belgiums: Castilla–La Mancha is about 2.59, Baja California about 2.38.

How they differ

• Castilla–La Mancha is larger, but Baja California has the larger population: 3.3 million against 2.1 million, 1.58× as many people.
• Per square kilometre that is 45 in Baja California against 26 in Castilla–La Mancha: Baja California is 1.72× as densely populated.
• Their centres are about 9,530 km apart.
• A standard web map misstates the comparison: Castilla–La Mancha at 40°N is drawn about 1.7× too large and Baja California at 31°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Castilla–La Mancha as 1.36× the size of Baja California instead of 1.09×.
• Together Castilla–La Mancha and Baja California cover 152,000 km², close to the size of Tunisia (157,000 km², 2.8% bigger).
• The gap between them, 6,500 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
• At Baja California's density, Castilla–La Mancha would have 3.6 million people (it has 2.1 million). At Castilla–La Mancha's density, Baja California would have 1.9 million (it has 3.3 million).
• Castilla–La Mancha's centre is 9.1° of latitude, about 1,010 km, farther north than Baja California's.
• Castilla–La Mancha is the 3rd largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 16% of its area; it is the 17th most densely populated of them.
• Baja California is the 10th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 3.7% of its area; it is the 20th most densely populated of them.
• Castilla–La Mancha lies about 9° of latitude (roughly 1,010 km) north of Baja California.
• Shared out evenly, each person in Castilla–La Mancha would have about 37,830 m² and each person in Baja California about 21,990 m².
• Laid side by side, Castilla–La Mancha and Baja California would cover 152,000 km², about the same size as Tunisia.
• Together they have 5.4 million people, about as many people as Slovakia.

Side by side

Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2015. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

• Wikidata's official figure of 79,500 km² agrees with our measured area of 79,400 km², to within 2%.
• Our measured 72,900 km² is 2.0% above Wikidata's official figure of 71,500 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.

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