Chihuahua is 1.02× the size of United Kingdom
Chihuahua (state of Mexico) covers about 248,000 km² (95,700 mi²) and United Kingdom (Europe) about 244,000 km² (94,100 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 248,000km²Chihuahua
- 244,000km²United Kingdom
200 km
- Chihuahua
- United Kingdom
What fits
- United Kingdom is 98% of the size of Chihuahua.
- Chihuahua is larger by 4,200 km² (1,620 mi²), which is 1.7% of the area of United Kingdom.
- Measured in Belgiums: Chihuahua is about 8.09, United Kingdom about 7.95.
How they differ
- Chihuahua is larger, but United Kingdom has the larger population: 67.3 million against 3.6 million, 18.9× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 276 in United Kingdom against 14 in Chihuahua: United Kingdom is 19.3× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,280 km apart.
- On a standard web map United Kingdom looks larger than Chihuahua: Chihuahua at 29°N is drawn about 1.3× too large and United Kingdom at 54°N about 2.9×, so the map shows United Kingdom as 2.19× the size of Chihuahua, when Chihuahua is 1.02× the size of United Kingdom.
- Together Chihuahua and United Kingdom cover 492,000 km², close to the size of Spain (499,000 km², 1.6% bigger).
- The gap between them, 4,200 km², is about the size of Cape Verde (3,930 km²).
- At United Kingdom's density, Chihuahua would have 68.5 million people (it has 3.6 million). At Chihuahua's density, United Kingdom would have 3.5 million (it has 67.3 million).
- United Kingdom's centre is 25.2° of latitude, about 2,810 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.
- United Kingdom ranks 80th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- United Kingdom lies about 25° of latitude (roughly 2,810 km) north of Chihuahua.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Chihuahua would have about 69,720 m² and each person in United Kingdom about 3,620 m².
- Laid side by side, Chihuahua and United Kingdom would cover 492,000 km², about the same size as Spain.
- Together they have 70.9 million people, 1.03× as many people as France.
- Counted as a country, Chihuahua would rank 78th by area and 133rd by population.
Side by side
| Chihuahua | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 248,000 km²95,700 mi² | 244,000 km²94,100 mi² |
| Official area | 247,000 km²Wikidata | 242,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 1st of 32in Mexico | 79th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 3.6 millionWikidata, 2015 | 67.3 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 11th of 32in Mexico | 21st of 237worldwide |
| Density | 14 per km² | 276 per km² |
| Capital | Chihuahua City | London |
| Latitude range | 26°N to 32°N | 50°N to 61°N |
Population: Wikidata 2015 and Wikidata 2021. 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 242,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 244,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, 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