Chihuahua is 1.10× the size of Minnesota
Chihuahua (state of Mexico) covers about 248,000 km² (95,700 mi²) and Minnesota (state of the United States) about 225,000 km² (86,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 248,000km²Chihuahua
- 225,000km²Minnesota
200 km
- Chihuahua
- Minnesota
What fits
- Minnesota is 91% of the size of Chihuahua.
- Chihuahua is larger by 23,200 km² (8,960 mi²), which is 10% of the area of Minnesota.
- Measured in Belgiums: Chihuahua is about 8.09, Minnesota about 7.33.
How they differ
- Chihuahua is larger, but Minnesota has the larger population: 5.7 million against 3.6 million, 1.60× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 25 in Minnesota against 14 in Chihuahua: Minnesota is 1.77× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,220 km apart.
- On a standard web map Minnesota looks larger than Chihuahua: Chihuahua at 29°N is drawn about 1.3× too large and Minnesota at 46°N about 2.1×, so the map shows Minnesota as 1.46× the size of Chihuahua, when Chihuahua is 1.10× the size of Minnesota.
- Together Chihuahua and Minnesota cover 473,000 km², close to the size of Somalia (472,000 km², 0.2% smaller).
- The gap between them, 23,200 km², is about the size of Belize (22,300 km²).
- At Minnesota's density, Chihuahua would have 6.3 million people (it has 3.6 million). At Chihuahua's density, Minnesota would have 3.2 million (it has 5.7 million).
- Minnesota's centre is 17.5° of latitude, about 1,950 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.
- Minnesota is the 12th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 2.4% of its area; it is the 32nd most densely populated of them.
- Minnesota lies about 18° of latitude (roughly 1,950 km) north of Chihuahua.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Chihuahua would have about 69,720 m² and each person in Minnesota about 39,390 m².
- Laid side by side, Chihuahua and Minnesota would cover 473,000 km², about the same size as Somalia.
- Together they have 9.3 million people, about as many people as Switzerland.
Side by side
| Chihuahua | Minnesota | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 248,000 km²95,700 mi² | 225,000 km²86,800 mi² |
| Official area | 247,000 km²Wikidata | 225,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 1st of 32in Mexico | 12th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 3.6 millionWikidata, 2015 | 5.7 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 11th of 32in Mexico | 22nd of 51in the United States |
| Density | 14 per km² | 25 per km² |
| Capital | Chihuahua City | Saint Paul |
| Latitude range | 26°N to 32°N | 44°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 225,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 225,000 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