Castilla–La Mancha is 1.12× the size of Veracruz

What fits

• Veracruz is 89% of the size of Castilla–La Mancha.
• Castilla–La Mancha is larger by 8,440 km² (3,260 mi²), which is 12% of the area of Veracruz.
• Measured in Belgiums: Castilla–La Mancha is about 2.59, Veracruz about 2.31.

How they differ

• Castilla–La Mancha is larger, but Veracruz has the larger population: 8.1 million against 2.1 million, 3.87× as many people.
• Per square kilometre that is 114 in Veracruz against 26 in Castilla–La Mancha: Veracruz is 4.33× as densely populated.
• Their centres are about 8,930 km apart.
• A standard web map misstates the comparison: Castilla–La Mancha at 40°N is drawn about 1.7× too large and Veracruz at 19°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Castilla–La Mancha as 1.68× the size of Veracruz instead of 1.12×.
• Together Castilla–La Mancha and Veracruz cover 150,000 km², close to the size of Nepal (147,000 km², 2.2% smaller).
• The gap between them, 8,440 km², is about the size of Lebanon (10,000 km²).
• At Veracruz's density, Castilla–La Mancha would have 9.1 million people (it has 2.1 million). At Castilla–La Mancha's density, Veracruz would have 1.9 million (it has 8.1 million).
• Castilla–La Mancha's centre is 20.2° of latitude, about 2,250 km, farther north than Veracruz'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.
• Veracruz is the 12th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 3.6% of its area; it is the 11th most densely populated of them.
• Castilla–La Mancha lies about 20° of latitude (roughly 2,250 km) north of Veracruz.
• Shared out evenly, each person in Castilla–La Mancha would have about 37,830 m² and each person in Veracruz about 8,750 m².
• Laid side by side, Castilla–La Mancha and Veracruz would cover 150,000 km², about the same size as Nepal.
• Together they have 10.2 million people, about as many people as Azerbaijan.

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%.
• Wikidata's official figure of 71,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 71,000 km², to within 2%.

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