Colima is 1.01× the size of Federal District
Colima (state of Mexico) covers about 5,880 km² (2,270 mi²) and Federal District (federal district of Brazil) about 5,790 km² (2,240 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 5,880km²Colima
- 5,790km²Federal District
200 km
- Colima
- Federal District
What fits
- Federal District is 99% of the size of Colima.
- Colima is larger by 86.0 km² (33.2 mi²), which is 1.5% of the area of Federal District.
- Measured in Belgiums: Colima is about 0.19, Federal District about 0.19.
How they differ
- Colima is larger, but Federal District has the larger population: 2.8 million against 731,000, 3.85× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 486 in Federal District against 124 in Colima: Federal District is 3.91× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,290 km apart.
- Together Colima and Federal District cover 11,700 km², close to the size of Falkland Islands (11,600 km², 0.6% smaller).
- The gap between them, 86.0 km², is about the size of Maldives (109 km²).
- At Federal District's density, Colima would have 2.9 million people (it has 731,000). At Colima's density, Federal District would have 721,000 (it has 2.8 million).
- Colima's centre is 34.9° of latitude, about 3,880 km, farther north than Federal District'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.
- Federal District is the 27th largest of the 27 states and districts of Brazil and covers less than 0.1% of its area; it is the most densely populated of them.
- Colima lies about 35° of latitude (roughly 3,880 km) north of Federal District, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Colima would have about 8,040 m² and each person in Federal District about 2,060 m².
- Laid side by side, Colima and Federal District would cover 11,700 km², 1.05× the size of Qatar.
- Together they have 3.5 million people, about as many people as Eritrea.
Side by side
| Colima | Federal District | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | Federal DistrictBrazil |
| Area, measured | 5,880 km²2,270 mi² | 5,790 km²2,240 mi² |
| Official area | 5,630 km²Wikidata | 5,760 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 28th of 32in Mexico | 27th of 27in Brazil |
| Population | 731,000Wikidata, 2020 | 2.8 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 31st of 32in Mexico | 20th of 27in Brazil |
| Density | 124 per km² | 486 per km² |
| Capital | Colima | Brasília |
| Latitude range | 18°N to 20°N | 16°S to 15°S |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2022. 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 5,760 km² agrees with our measured area of 5,790 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