Colima is 1.10× the size of Cantabria
Colima (state of Mexico) covers about 5,880 km² (2,270 mi²) and Cantabria (autonomous community of Spain) about 5,350 km² (2,060 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 5,880km²Colima
- 5,350km²Cantabria
200 km
- Colima
- Cantabria
What fits
- Cantabria is 91% of the size of Colima.
- Colima is larger by 531 km² (205 mi²), which is 9.9% of the area of Cantabria.
- Measured in Belgiums: Colima is about 0.19, Cantabria about 0.17.
How they differ
- Colima also has the larger population: 731,000 against 592,000, 1.24× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 124 in Colima against 111 in Cantabria: Colima is 1.12× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,350 km apart.
- On a standard web map Cantabria looks larger than Colima: Colima at 19°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Cantabria at 43°N about 1.9×, so the map shows Cantabria as 1.53× the size of Colima, when Colima is 1.10× the size of Cantabria.
- Together Colima and Cantabria cover 11,200 km², close to the size of Qatar (11,200 km², 0.7% smaller).
- The gap between them, 531 km², is about the size of Singapore (511 km²).
- At Cantabria's density, Colima would have 650,000 people (it has 731,000). At Colima's density, Cantabria would have 665,000 (it has 592,000).
- Cantabria's centre is 24.1° of latitude, about 2,680 km, farther north than Colima's.
- Colima is the 28th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 0.3% of its area; it is the 10th most densely populated of them.
- Cantabria is the 15th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 1.1% of its area; it is the 10th most densely populated of them.
- Cantabria lies about 24° of latitude (roughly 2,680 km) north of Colima.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Colima would have about 8,040 m² and each person in Cantabria about 9,040 m².
- Laid side by side, Colima and Cantabria would cover 11,200 km², about the same size as Qatar.
- Together they have 1.3 million people, about as many people as Cyprus.
Side by side
| Colima | Cantabria | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | Autonomous communitySpain |
| Area, measured | 5,880 km²2,270 mi² | 5,350 km²2,060 mi² |
| Official area | 5,630 km²Wikidata | 5,320 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 28th of 32in Mexico | 15th of 19in Spain |
| Population | 731,000Wikidata, 2020 | 592,000Wikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 31st of 32in Mexico | 16th of 19in Spain |
| Density | 124 per km² | 111 per km² |
| Capital | Colima | Santander |
| Latitude range | 18°N to 20°N | 43°N to 44°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 5,880 km² is 4.5% above Wikidata's official figure of 5,630 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- Wikidata's official figure of 5,320 km² agrees with our measured area of 5,350 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