Durango is 1.01× the size of Pennsylvania
Durango (state of Mexico) covers about 121,000 km² (46,700 mi²) and Pennsylvania (state of the United States) about 119,000 km² (46,100 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 121,000km²Durango
- 119,000km²Pennsylvania
100 km
- Durango
- Pennsylvania
What fits
- Pennsylvania is 99% of the size of Durango.
- Durango is larger by 1,670 km² (644 mi²), which is 1.4% of the area of Pennsylvania.
- Measured in Belgiums: Durango is about 3.95, Pennsylvania about 3.89.
How they differ
- Durango is larger, but Pennsylvania has the larger population: 13.0 million against 1.8 million, 7.41× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 109 in Pennsylvania against 14 in Durango: Pennsylvania is 7.51× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 3,070 km apart.
- On a standard web map Pennsylvania looks larger than Durango: Durango at 25°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and Pennsylvania at 41°N about 1.8×, so the map shows Pennsylvania as 1.42× the size of Durango, when Durango is 1.01× the size of Pennsylvania.
- Together Durango and Pennsylvania cover 240,000 km², close to the size of Uganda (242,000 km², 0.6% bigger).
- The gap between them, 1,670 km², is about the size of Comoros (1,670 km²).
- At Pennsylvania's density, Durango would have 13.2 million people (it has 1.8 million). At Durango's density, Pennsylvania would have 1.7 million (it has 13.0 million).
- Pennsylvania's centre is 16.0° of latitude, about 1,780 km, farther north than Durango's.
- Durango is the 4th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 6.2% of its area; it is the 30th most densely populated of them.
- Pennsylvania is the 33rd largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.3% of its area; it is the 10th most densely populated of them.
- Pennsylvania lies about 16° of latitude (roughly 1,780 km) north of Durango.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Durango would have about 68,970 m² and each person in Pennsylvania about 9,180 m².
- Laid side by side, Durango and Pennsylvania would cover 240,000 km², about the same size as Uganda.
- Together they have 14.8 million people, about as many people as Rwanda.
Side by side
| Durango | Pennsylvania | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 121,000 km²46,700 mi² | 119,000 km²46,100 mi² |
| Official area | 123,000 km²Wikidata | 119,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 4th of 32in Mexico | 33rd of 51in the United States |
| Population | 1.8 millionWikidata, 2015 | 13.0 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 25th of 32in Mexico | 5th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 14 per km² | 109 per km² |
| Capital | Victoria de Durango | Harrisburg |
| Latitude range | 22°N to 27°N | 40°N to 43°N |
Population: Wikidata 2015 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 123,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 121,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 119,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 119,000 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