Chongqing is 1.16× the size of Veracruz
Chongqing (municipality of China) covers about 82,400 km² (31,800 mi²) and Veracruz (state of Mexico) about 71,000 km² (27,400 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 82,400km²Chongqing
- 71,000km²Veracruz
100 km
- Chongqing
- Veracruz
What fits
- Veracruz is 86% of the size of Chongqing.
- Chongqing is larger by 11,400 km² (4,400 mi²), which is 16% of the area of Veracruz.
- Measured in Belgiums: Chongqing is about 2.69, Veracruz about 2.31.
How they differ
- Chongqing also has the larger population: 32.1 million against 8.1 million, 3.95× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 389 in Chongqing against 114 in Veracruz: Chongqing is 3.40× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 13,900 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Chongqing at 30°N is drawn about 1.3× too large and Veracruz at 19°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Chongqing as 1.38× the size of Veracruz instead of 1.16×.
- Together Chongqing and Veracruz cover 153,000 km², close to the size of Tunisia (157,000 km², 2.1% bigger).
- The gap between them, 11,400 km², is about the size of Falkland Islands (11,600 km²).
- At Veracruz's density, Chongqing would have 9.4 million people (it has 32.1 million). At Chongqing's density, Veracruz would have 27.6 million (it has 8.1 million).
- Chongqing's centre is 10.7° of latitude, about 1,190 km, farther north than Veracruz'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.
- Veracruz is the 12th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 3.6% of its area; it is the 11th most densely populated of them.
- Chongqing lies about 11° of latitude (roughly 1,190 km) north of Veracruz.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Chongqing would have about 2,570 m² and each person in Veracruz about 8,750 m².
- Laid side by side, Chongqing and Veracruz would cover 153,000 km², about the same size as Tunisia.
- Together they have 40.2 million people, about as many people as Sudan.
Side by side
| Chongqing | Veracruz | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | MunicipalityChina | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 82,400 km²31,800 mi² | 71,000 km²27,400 mi² |
| Official area | 82,400 km²Wikidata | 71,800 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 26th of 31in China | 12th of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 32.1 millionWikidata, 2020 | 8.1 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 19th of 31in China | 3rd of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 389 per km² | 114 per km² |
| Capital | – | Xalapa |
| Latitude range | 28°N to 32°N | 17°N to 22°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 71,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 71,000 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