Chongqing is 1.03× the size of Tamaulipas
Chongqing (municipality of China) covers about 82,400 km² (31,800 mi²) and Tamaulipas (state of Mexico) about 79,600 km² (30,700 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 82,400km²Chongqing
- 79,600km²Tamaulipas
100 km
- Chongqing
- Tamaulipas
What fits
- Tamaulipas is 97% of the size of Chongqing.
- Chongqing is larger by 2,780 km² (1,070 mi²), which is 3.5% of the area of Tamaulipas.
- Measured in Belgiums: Chongqing is about 2.69, Tamaulipas about 2.59.
How they differ
- Chongqing also has the larger population: 32.1 million against 3.4 million, 9.31× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 389 in Chongqing against 43 in Tamaulipas: Chongqing is 9.00× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 13,300 km apart.
- Together Chongqing and Tamaulipas cover 162,000 km², close to the size of Somaliland (167,000 km², 3.4% bigger).
- The gap between them, 2,780 km², is about the size of Samoa (2,780 km²).
- At Tamaulipas's density, Chongqing would have 3.6 million people (it has 32.1 million). At Chongqing's density, Tamaulipas would have 31.0 million (it has 3.4 million).
- Chongqing's centre is 5.8° of latitude, about 640 km, farther north than Tamaulipas's.
- 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.
- Tamaulipas is the 7th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 4.1% of its area; it is the 22nd most densely populated of them.
- Chongqing lies about 6° of latitude (roughly 641 km) north of Tamaulipas.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Chongqing would have about 2,570 m² and each person in Tamaulipas about 23,120 m².
- Laid side by side, Chongqing and Tamaulipas would cover 162,000 km², 1.03× the size of Tunisia.
- Together they have 35.5 million people, about as many people as Uzbekistan.
Side by side
| Chongqing | Tamaulipas | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | MunicipalityChina | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 82,400 km²31,800 mi² | 79,600 km²30,700 mi² |
| Official area | 82,400 km²Wikidata | 80,200 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 26th of 31in China | 7th of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 32.1 millionWikidata, 2020 | 3.4 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 19th of 31in China | 13th of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 389 per km² | 43 per km² |
| Capital | – | Ciudad Victoria |
| Latitude range | 28°N to 32°N | 22°N to 28°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%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 80,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 79,600 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