Federal District is 1.50× the size of Tlaxcala
Federal District (federal district of Brazil) covers about 5,790 km² (2,240 mi²) and Tlaxcala (state of Mexico) about 3,870 km² (1,500 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 5,790km²Federal District
- 3,870km²Tlaxcala
20 km
- Federal District
- Tlaxcala
What fits
- Tlaxcala is 67% of the size of Federal District.
- Federal District is larger by 1,920 km² (741 mi²), which is 50% of the area of Tlaxcala.
- Measured in Belgiums: Federal District is about 0.19, Tlaxcala about 0.13.
How they differ
- Federal District also has the larger population: 2.8 million against 1.3 million, 2.21× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 486 in Federal District against 329 in Tlaxcala: Federal District is 1.48× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,760 km apart.
- Together Federal District and Tlaxcala cover 9,660 km², close to the size of Lebanon (10,000 km², 3.5% bigger).
- The gap between them, 1,920 km², is about the size of Mauritius (2,000 km²).
- At Tlaxcala's density, Federal District would have 1.9 million people (it has 2.8 million). At Federal District's density, Tlaxcala would have 1.9 million (it has 1.3 million).
- Tlaxcala's centre is 35.2° of latitude, about 3,910 km, farther north than Federal District's.
- 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.
- Tlaxcala is the 31st largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 0.2% of its area; it is the 4th most densely populated of them.
- Tlaxcala lies about 35° of latitude (roughly 3,910 km) north of Federal District, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Federal District would have about 2,060 m² and each person in Tlaxcala about 3,040 m².
- Laid side by side, Federal District and Tlaxcala would cover 9,660 km², 97% of the size of Lebanon.
- Together they have 4.1 million people, 1.04× as many people as Georgia.
Side by side
| Federal District | Tlaxcala | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | Federal DistrictBrazil | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 5,790 km²2,240 mi² | 3,870 km²1,500 mi² |
| Official area | 5,760 km²Wikidata | 3,990 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 27th of 27in Brazil | 31st of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 2.8 millionWikidata, 2022 | 1.3 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 20th of 27in Brazil | 28th of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 486 per km² | 329 per km² |
| Capital | Brasília | Tlaxcala de Xicoténcatl |
| Latitude range | 16°S to 15°S | 19°N to 20°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2015. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 5,760 km² agrees with our measured area of 5,790 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 3,870 km² is 3.0% below Wikidata's official figure of 3,990 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
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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