Chihuahua is 1.17× the size of Kansas
Chihuahua (state of Mexico) covers about 248,000 km² (95,700 mi²) and Kansas (state of the United States) about 213,000 km² (82,200 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 248,000km²Chihuahua
- 213,000km²Kansas
200 km
- Chihuahua
- Kansas
What fits
- Kansas is 86% of the size of Chihuahua.
- Chihuahua is larger by 35,200 km² (13,600 mi²), which is 17% of the area of Kansas.
- Measured in Belgiums: Chihuahua is about 8.09, Kansas about 6.94.
How they differ
- Chihuahua also has the larger population: 3.6 million against 2.9 million, 1.21× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 14 in Chihuahua against 14 in Kansas: Chihuahua is 1.04× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,310 km apart.
- On a standard web map Kansas looks larger than Chihuahua: Chihuahua at 29°N is drawn about 1.3× too large and Kansas at 38°N about 1.6×, so the map shows Kansas as 1.08× the size of Chihuahua, when Chihuahua is 1.17× the size of Kansas.
- Together Chihuahua and Kansas cover 461,000 km², close to the size of Cameroon (464,000 km², 0.8% bigger).
- The gap between them, 35,200 km², is about the size of Taiwan (36,200 km²).
- At Kansas's density, Chihuahua would have 3.4 million people (it has 3.6 million). At Chihuahua's density, Kansas would have 3.1 million (it has 2.9 million).
- Kansas's centre is 9.7° of latitude, about 1,080 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.
- Kansas is the 15th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 2.2% of its area; it is the 42nd most densely populated of them.
- Kansas lies about 10° of latitude (roughly 1,080 km) north of Chihuahua.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Chihuahua would have about 69,720 m² and each person in Kansas about 72,440 m².
- Laid side by side, Chihuahua and Kansas would cover 461,000 km², about the same size as Cameroon.
- Together they have 6.5 million people, about as many people as Bulgaria.
Side by side
| Chihuahua | Kansas | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 248,000 km²95,700 mi² | 213,000 km²82,200 mi² |
| Official area | 247,000 km²Wikidata | 213,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 1st of 32in Mexico | 15th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 3.6 millionWikidata, 2015 | 2.9 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 11th of 32in Mexico | 35th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 14 per km² | 14 per km² |
| Capital | Chihuahua City | Topeka |
| Latitude range | 26°N to 32°N | 37°N to 40°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 213,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 213,000 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