Chongqing is 1.13× the size of Baja California
Chongqing (municipality of China) covers about 82,400 km² (31,800 mi²) and Baja California (state of Mexico) about 72,900 km² (28,100 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 82,400km²Chongqing
- 72,900km²Baja California
100 km
- Chongqing
- Baja California
What fits
- Baja California is 89% of the size of Chongqing.
- Chongqing is larger by 9,460 km² (3,650 mi²), which is 13% of the area of Baja California.
- Measured in Belgiums: Chongqing is about 2.69, Baja California about 2.38.
How they differ
- Chongqing also has the larger population: 32.1 million against 3.3 million, 9.67× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 389 in Chongqing against 45 in Baja California: Chongqing is 8.56× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 11,900 km apart.
- Together Chongqing and Baja California cover 155,000 km², close to the size of Tunisia (157,000 km², 0.9% bigger).
- The gap between them, 9,460 km², is about the size of Lebanon (10,000 km²).
- At Baja California's density, Chongqing would have 3.7 million people (it has 32.1 million). At Chongqing's density, Baja California would have 28.4 million (it has 3.3 million).
- Their centres lie at almost the same latitude.
- Chongqing is the 26th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 0.9% of its area; it is the 11th most densely populated of them.
- Baja California is the 10th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 3.7% of its area; it is the 20th most densely populated of them.
- Both lie at about the same latitude, 30°N and 31°N.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Chongqing would have about 2,570 m² and each person in Baja California about 21,990 m².
- Laid side by side, Chongqing and Baja California would cover 155,000 km², about the same size as Tunisia.
- Together they have 35.4 million people, about as many people as Uzbekistan.
Side by side
| Chongqing | Baja California | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | MunicipalityChina | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 82,400 km²31,800 mi² | 72,900 km²28,100 mi² |
| Official area | 82,400 km²Wikidata | 71,500 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 26th of 31in China | 10th of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 32.1 millionWikidata, 2020 | 3.3 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 19th of 31in China | 14th of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 389 per km² | 45 per km² |
| Capital | – | Mexicali |
| Latitude range | 28°N to 32°N | 28°N to 33°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2015. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 82,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 82,400 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 72,900 km² is 2.0% above Wikidata's official figure of 71,500 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
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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