Chihuahua is 1.13× the size of Utah
Chihuahua (state of Mexico) covers about 248,000 km² (95,700 mi²) and Utah (state of the United States) about 220,000 km² (84,900 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 248,000km²Chihuahua
- 220,000km²Utah
100 km
- Chihuahua
- Utah
What fits
- Utah is 89% of the size of Chihuahua.
- Chihuahua is larger by 28,200 km² (10,900 mi²), which is 13% of the area of Utah.
- Measured in Belgiums: Chihuahua is about 8.09, Utah about 7.17.
How they differ
- Chihuahua also has the larger population: 3.6 million against 3.3 million, 1.09× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 15 in Utah against 14 in Chihuahua: Utah is 1.04× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,260 km apart.
- On a standard web map Utah looks larger than Chihuahua: Chihuahua at 29°N is drawn about 1.3× too large and Utah at 39°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Utah as 1.14× the size of Chihuahua, when Chihuahua is 1.13× the size of Utah.
- Together Chihuahua and Utah cover 468,000 km², close to the size of Papua New Guinea (465,000 km², 0.6% smaller).
- The gap between them, 28,200 km², is about the size of Albania (28,300 km²).
- At Utah's density, Chihuahua would have 3.7 million people (it has 3.6 million). At Chihuahua's density, Utah would have 3.2 million (it has 3.3 million).
- Utah's centre is 10.5° of latitude, about 1,170 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.
- Utah is the 13th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 2.3% of its area; it is the 41st most densely populated of them.
- Utah lies about 11° of latitude (roughly 1,170 km) north of Chihuahua.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Chihuahua would have about 69,720 m² and each person in Utah about 67,170 m².
- Laid side by side, Chihuahua and Utah would cover 468,000 km², about the same size as Papua New Guinea.
- Together they have 6.8 million people, about as many people as Paraguay.
Side by side
| Chihuahua | Utah | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 248,000 km²95,700 mi² | 220,000 km²84,900 mi² |
| Official area | 247,000 km²Wikidata | 220,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 1st of 32in Mexico | 13th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 3.6 millionWikidata, 2015 | 3.3 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 11th of 32in Mexico | 30th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 14 per km² | 15 per km² |
| Capital | Chihuahua City | Salt Lake City |
| Latitude range | 26°N to 32°N | 37°N to 42°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 220,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 220,000 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