Chihuahua is 1.15× the size of Idaho
Chihuahua (state of Mexico) covers about 248,000 km² (95,700 mi²) and Idaho (state of the United States) about 216,000 km² (83,500 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 248,000km²Chihuahua
- 216,000km²Idaho
100 km
- Chihuahua
- Idaho
What fits
- Idaho is 87% of the size of Chihuahua.
- Chihuahua is larger by 31,700 km² (12,300 mi²), which is 15% of the area of Idaho.
- Measured in Belgiums: Chihuahua is about 8.09, Idaho about 7.05.
How they differ
- Chihuahua also has the larger population: 3.6 million against 1.8 million, 1.93× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 14 in Chihuahua against 8.5 in Idaho: Chihuahua is 1.69× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,870 km apart.
- On a standard web map Idaho looks larger than Chihuahua: Chihuahua at 29°N is drawn about 1.3× too large and Idaho at 44°N about 2.0×, so the map shows Idaho as 1.31× the size of Chihuahua, when Chihuahua is 1.15× the size of Idaho.
- Together Chihuahua and Idaho cover 464,000 km², close to the size of Cameroon (464,000 km², 0.0% bigger).
- The gap between them, 31,700 km², is about the size of Belgium (30,700 km²).
- At Idaho's density, Chihuahua would have 2.1 million people (it has 3.6 million). At Chihuahua's density, Idaho would have 3.1 million (it has 1.8 million).
- Idaho's centre is 15.6° of latitude, about 1,730 km, farther north than Chihuahua'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.
- Idaho is the 14th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 2.3% of its area; it is the 45th most densely populated of them.
- Idaho lies about 16° of latitude (roughly 1,730 km) north of Chihuahua.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Chihuahua would have about 69,720 m² and each person in Idaho about 117,590 m².
- Laid side by side, Chihuahua and Idaho would cover 464,000 km², about the same size as Cameroon.
- Together they have 5.4 million people, about as many people as Slovakia.
Side by side
| Chihuahua | Idaho | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 248,000 km²95,700 mi² | 216,000 km²83,500 mi² |
| Official area | 247,000 km²Wikidata | 217,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 1st of 32in Mexico | 14th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 3.6 millionWikidata, 2015 | 1.8 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 11th of 32in Mexico | 38th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 14 per km² | 8.5 per km² |
| Capital | Chihuahua City | Boise |
| Latitude range | 26°N to 32°N | 42°N to 49°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 217,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 216,000 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