Coahuila is 1.04× the size of Iowa
Coahuila (state of Mexico) covers about 151,000 km² (58,300 mi²) and Iowa (state of the United States) about 145,000 km² (56,200 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 151,000km²Coahuila
- 145,000km²Iowa
100 km
- Coahuila
- Iowa
What fits
- Iowa is 96% of the size of Coahuila.
- Coahuila is larger by 5,530 km² (2,140 mi²), which is 3.8% of the area of Iowa.
- Measured in Belgiums: Coahuila is about 4.92, Iowa about 4.74.
How they differ
- Coahuila is larger, but Iowa has the larger population: 3.2 million against 3.0 million, 1.08× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 22 in Iowa against 20 in Coahuila: Iowa is 1.12× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,820 km apart.
- On a standard web map Iowa looks larger than Coahuila: Coahuila at 27°N is drawn about 1.3× too large and Iowa at 42°N about 1.8×, so the map shows Iowa as 1.38× the size of Coahuila, when Coahuila is 1.04× the size of Iowa.
- Together Coahuila and Iowa cover 296,000 km², close to the size of Philippines (293,000 km², 1.1% smaller).
- The gap between them, 5,530 km², is about the size of Cyprus (5,400 km²).
- At Iowa's density, Coahuila would have 3.3 million people (it has 3.0 million). At Coahuila's density, Iowa would have 2.8 million (it has 3.2 million).
- Iowa's centre is 14.8° of latitude, about 1,640 km, farther north than Coahuila's.
- Coahuila is the 3rd largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 7.7% of its area; it is the 27th most densely populated of them.
- Iowa is the 26th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.5% of its area; it is the 35th most densely populated of them.
- Iowa lies about 15° of latitude (roughly 1,640 km) north of Coahuila.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Coahuila would have about 51,090 m² and each person in Iowa about 45,590 m².
- Laid side by side, Coahuila and Iowa would cover 296,000 km², about the same size as the Philippines.
- Together they have 6.1 million people, about as many people as the Republic of the Congo.
Side by side
| Coahuila | Iowa | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 151,000 km²58,300 mi² | 145,000 km²56,200 mi² |
| Official area | 152,000 km²Wikidata | 146,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 3rd of 32in Mexico | 26th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 3.0 millionWikidata, 2010 | 3.2 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 16th of 32in Mexico | 31st of 51in the United States |
| Density | 20 per km² | 22 per km² |
| Capital | Saltillo | Des Moines |
| Latitude range | 25°N to 30°N | 40°N to 44°N |
Population: Wikidata 2010 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 152,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 151,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 146,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 145,000 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