Community of Madrid is 1.55× the size of Delaware
Community of Madrid (autonomous community of Spain) covers about 8,000 km² (3,090 mi²) and Delaware (state of the United States) about 5,170 km² (2,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 8,000km²Community of Madrid
- 5,170km²Delaware
20 km
- Community of Madrid
- Delaware
What fits
- Delaware is 65% of the size of Community of Madrid.
- Community of Madrid is larger by 2,830 km² (1,090 mi²), which is 55% of the area of Delaware.
- Measured in Belgiums: Community of Madrid is about 0.26, Delaware about 0.17.
How they differ
- Community of Madrid also has the larger population: 7.0 million against 990,000, 7.07× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 875 in Community of Madrid against 191 in Delaware: Community of Madrid is 4.57× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,960 km apart.
- Together Community of Madrid and Delaware cover 13,200 km², close to the size of Montenegro (13,700 km², 4.2% bigger).
- The gap between them, 2,830 km², is about the size of Samoa (2,780 km²).
- At Delaware's density, Community of Madrid would have 1.5 million people (it has 7.0 million). At Community of Madrid's density, Delaware would have 4.5 million (it has 990,000).
- Community of Madrid's centre is 1.5° of latitude, about 170 km, farther north than Delaware's.
- Community of Madrid is the 12th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 1.6% of its area; it is the 3rd most densely populated of them.
- Delaware is the 49th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers less than 0.1% of its area; it is the 7th most densely populated of them.
- Both lie at about the same latitude, 40°N and 39°N.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Community of Madrid would have about 1,140 m² and each person in Delaware about 5,220 m².
- Laid side by side, Community of Madrid and Delaware would cover 13,200 km², 96% of the size of Montenegro.
- Together they have 8.0 million people, about as many people as Togo.
Side by side
| Community of Madrid | Delaware | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | Autonomous communitySpain | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 8,000 km²3,090 mi² | 5,170 km²2,000 mi² |
| Official area | 8,030 km²Wikidata | 6,450 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 12th of 19in Spain | 49th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 7.0 millionWikidata, 2024 | 990,000Wikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 3rd of 19in Spain | 45th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 875 per km² | 191 per km² |
| Capital | Madrid | Dover |
| Latitude range | 40°N to 41°N | 38°N to 40°N |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 8,030 km² agrees with our measured area of 8,000 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 5,170 km² is 20% below Wikidata's official figure of 6,450 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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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
