Guatemala is 1.05× the size of Virginia
Guatemala (North America) covers about 109,000 km² (42,000 mi²) and Virginia (state of the United States) about 104,000 km² (40,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 109,000km²Guatemala
- 104,000km²Virginia
200 km
- Guatemala
- Virginia
What fits
- Virginia is 95% of the size of Guatemala.
- Guatemala is larger by 5,090 km² (1,960 mi²), which is 4.9% of the area of Virginia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Guatemala is about 3.55, Virginia about 3.38.
How they differ
- Guatemala also has the larger population: 17.3 million against 8.6 million, 2.00× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 159 in Guatemala against 83 in Virginia: Guatemala is 1.91× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,680 km apart.
- On a standard web map Virginia looks larger than Guatemala: Guatemala at 16°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Virginia at 38°N about 1.6×, so the map shows Virginia as 1.40× the size of Guatemala, when Guatemala is 1.05× the size of Virginia.
- Together Guatemala and Virginia cover 213,000 km², close to the size of Guyana (211,000 km², 0.6% smaller).
- The gap between them, 5,090 km², is about the size of Trinidad and Tobago (5,120 km²).
- At Virginia's density, Guatemala would have 9.1 million people (it has 17.3 million). At Guatemala's density, Virginia would have 16.5 million (it has 8.6 million).
- Virginia's centre is 21.8° of latitude, about 2,430 km, farther north than Guatemala's.
- Guatemala ranks 107th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Virginia is the 37th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.1% of its area; it is the 15th most densely populated of them.
- Virginia lies about 22° of latitude (roughly 2,430 km) north of Guatemala.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Guatemala would have about 6,300 m² and each person in Virginia about 12,020 m².
- Laid side by side, Guatemala and Virginia would cover 213,000 km², about the same size as Guyana.
- Together they have 25.9 million people, about as many people as North Korea.
- Counted as a country, Virginia would rank 107th by area and 100th by population.
Side by side
| Guatemala | Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryNorth America | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 109,000 km²42,000 mi² | 104,000 km²40,000 mi² |
| Official area | 109,000 km²Wikidata | 111,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 106th of 239worldwide | 37th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 17.3 millionWikidata, 2018 | 8.6 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 71st of 237worldwide | 12th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 159 per km² | 83 per km² |
| Capital | Guatemala City | Richmond |
| Latitude range | 14°N to 18°N | 37°N to 39°N |
Population: Wikidata 2018 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 109,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 109,000 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 104,000 km² is 6.4% below Wikidata's official figure of 111,000 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 for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, 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