Chiapas is 3.15× the size of Valencian Community
Chiapas (state of Mexico) covers about 73,400 km² (28,300 mi²) and Valencian Community (autonomous community of Spain) about 23,300 km² (8,980 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 73,400km²Chiapas
- 23,300km²Valencian Community
100 km
- Chiapas
- Valencian Community
What fits
- Valencian Community fits inside Chiapas about 3.15 times by area.
- Chiapas is larger by 50,100 km² (19,400 mi²), which is 215% of the area of Valencian Community.
- Measured in Belgiums: Chiapas is about 2.39, Valencian Community about 0.76.
How they differ
- Chiapas is larger, but Valencian Community has the larger population: 5.3 million against 5.2 million, 1.02× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 229 in Valencian Community against 71 in Chiapas: Valencian Community is 3.21× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,010 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Chiapas at 16°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Valencian Community at 39°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Chiapas as 2.05× the size of Valencian Community instead of 3.15×.
- Together Chiapas and Valencian Community cover 96,700 km², close to the size of Liberia (95,300 km², 1.4% smaller).
- The gap between them, 50,100 km², is about the size of Costa Rica (51,200 km²).
- At Valencian Community's density, Chiapas would have 16.8 million people (it has 5.2 million). At Chiapas's density, Valencian Community would have 1.7 million (it has 5.3 million).
- Valencian Community's centre is 22.9° of latitude, about 2,550 km, farther north than Chiapas's.
- Chiapas is the 9th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 3.7% of its area; it is the 16th most densely populated of them.
- Valencian Community is the 8th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 4.6% of its area; it is the 8th most densely populated of them.
- Valencian Community lies about 23° of latitude (roughly 2,550 km) north of Chiapas.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Chiapas would have about 14,060 m² and each person in Valencian Community about 4,380 m².
- Laid side by side, Chiapas and Valencian Community would cover 96,700 km², about the same size as Liberia.
- Together they have 10.5 million people, about as many people as Greece.
Side by side
| Chiapas | Valencian Community | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | Autonomous communitySpain |
| Area, measured | 73,400 km²28,300 mi² | 23,300 km²8,980 mi² |
| Official area | 73,300 km²Wikidata | 23,300 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 9th of 32in Mexico | 8th of 19in Spain |
| Population | 5.2 millionWikidata, 2015 | 5.3 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 7th of 32in Mexico | 4th of 19in Spain |
| Density | 71 per km² | 229 per km² |
| Capital | Tuxtla Gutiérrez | Valencia |
| Latitude range | 15°N to 18°N | 38°N to 41°N |
Population: Wikidata 2015 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 73,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 73,400 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 23,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 23,300 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 Valencian Community 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