Colorado is 1.09× the size of Chihuahua
Colorado (state of the United States) covers about 269,000 km² (104,000 mi²) and Chihuahua (state of Mexico) about 248,000 km² (95,700 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 269,000km²Colorado
- 248,000km²Chihuahua
200 km
- Colorado
- Chihuahua
What fits
- Chihuahua is 92% of the size of Colorado.
- Colorado is larger by 21,200 km² (8,190 mi²), which is 8.6% of the area of Chihuahua.
- Measured in Belgiums: Colorado is about 8.78, Chihuahua about 8.09.
How they differ
- Colorado also has the larger population: 5.8 million against 3.6 million, 1.62× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 21 in Colorado against 14 in Chihuahua: Colorado is 1.50× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,140 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Colorado at 39°N is drawn about 1.7× too large and Chihuahua at 29°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Colorado as 1.38× the size of Chihuahua instead of 1.09×.
- Together Colorado and Chihuahua cover 517,000 km², close to the size of Thailand (514,000 km², 0.5% smaller).
- The gap between them, 21,200 km², is about the size of Djibouti (21,800 km²).
- At Chihuahua's density, Colorado would have 3.9 million people (it has 5.8 million). At Colorado's density, Chihuahua would have 5.3 million (it has 3.6 million).
- Colorado's centre is 10.2° of latitude, about 1,130 km, farther north than Chihuahua's.
- Colorado is the 8th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 2.8% of its area; it is the 38th most densely populated of them.
- Chihuahua is the largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 13% of its area; it is the 31st most densely populated of them.
- Colorado lies about 10° of latitude (roughly 1,130 km) north of Chihuahua.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Colorado would have about 46,630 m² and each person in Chihuahua about 69,720 m².
- Laid side by side, Colorado and Chihuahua would cover 517,000 km², about the same size as Thailand.
- Together they have 9.3 million people, about as many people as Tajikistan.
Side by side
| Colorado | Chihuahua | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 269,000 km²104,000 mi² | 248,000 km²95,700 mi² |
| Official area | 270,000 km²Wikidata | 247,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 8th of 51in the United States | 1st of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 5.8 millionWikidata, 2020 | 3.6 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 21st of 51in the United States | 11th of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 21 per km² | 14 per km² |
| Capital | Denver | Chihuahua City |
| Latitude range | 37°N to 41°N | 26°N to 32°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2015. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 270,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 269,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 247,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 248,000 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