Chihuahua is 1.17× the size of Hunan
Chihuahua (state of Mexico) covers about 248,000 km² (95,700 mi²) and Hunan (province of China) about 211,000 km² (81,600 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 248,000km²Chihuahua
- 211,000km²Hunan
100 km
- Chihuahua
- Hunan
What fits
- Hunan is 85% of the size of Chihuahua.
- Chihuahua is larger by 36,600 km² (14,100 mi²), which is 17% of the area of Hunan.
- Measured in Belgiums: Chihuahua is about 8.09, Hunan about 6.89.
How they differ
- Chihuahua is larger, but Hunan has the larger population: 66.4 million against 3.6 million, 18.7× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 314 in Hunan against 14 in Chihuahua: Hunan is 21.9× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 12,500 km apart.
- Together Chihuahua and Hunan cover 459,000 km², close to the size of Cameroon (464,000 km², 1.1% bigger).
- The gap between them, 36,600 km², is about the size of Taiwan (36,200 km²).
- At Hunan's density, Chihuahua would have 78.0 million people (it has 3.6 million). At Chihuahua's density, Hunan would have 3.0 million (it has 66.4 million).
- Chihuahua's centre is 1.2° of latitude, about 130 km, farther north than Hunan's.
- 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.
- Hunan is the 10th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 2.3% of its area; it is the 13th most densely populated of them.
- Both lie at about the same latitude, 29°N and 28°N.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Chihuahua would have about 69,720 m² and each person in Hunan about 3,180 m².
- Laid side by side, Chihuahua and Hunan would cover 459,000 km², about the same size as Cameroon.
- Together they have 70.0 million people, about as many people as France.
Side by side
| Chihuahua | Hunan | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | ProvinceChina |
| Area, measured | 248,000 km²95,700 mi² | 211,000 km²81,600 mi² |
| Official area | 247,000 km²Wikidata | 212,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 1st of 32in Mexico | 10th of 31in China |
| Population | 3.6 millionWikidata, 2015 | 66.4 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 11th of 32in Mexico | 7th of 31in China |
| Density | 14 per km² | 314 per km² |
| Capital | Chihuahua City | Changsha |
| Latitude range | 26°N to 32°N | 25°N to 30°N |
Population: Wikidata 2015 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 247,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 248,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 212,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 211,000 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