Guerrero and Latvia are almost exactly the same size
Guerrero (state of Mexico) covers about 64,700 km² (25,000 mi²) and Latvia (Europe) about 64,600 km² (24,900 mi²). Their outlines are laid over each other below at one scale.
- 64,700km²Guerrero
- 64,600km²Latvia
100 km
- Guerrero
- Latvia
What fits
- Latvia is 100% of the size of Guerrero.
- The measured areas differ by 118 km², less than half a percent: closer than the measurement itself is certain.
- Measured in Belgiums: Guerrero is about 2.11, Latvia about 2.11.
How they differ
- Guerrero also has the larger population: 3.5 million against 1.8 million, 1.91× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 55 in Guerrero against 29 in Latvia: Guerrero is 1.91× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 10,300 km apart.
- On a standard web map Latvia looks larger than Guerrero: Guerrero at 18°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Latvia at 57°N about 3.3×, so the map shows Latvia as 3.03× the size of Guerrero, when Guerrero is 1.00× the size of Latvia.
- Together Guerrero and Latvia cover 129,000 km², close to the size of Nicaragua (129,000 km², 0.5% smaller).
- At Latvia's density, Guerrero would have 1.8 million people (it has 3.5 million). At Guerrero's density, Latvia would have 3.5 million (it has 1.8 million).
- Latvia's centre is 39.2° of latitude, about 4,360 km, farther north than Guerrero's.
- Guerrero is the 14th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 3.3% of its area; it is the 18th most densely populated of them.
- Latvia ranks 126th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Latvia lies about 39° of latitude (roughly 4,360 km) north of Guerrero.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Guerrero would have about 18,310 m² and each person in Latvia about 35,000 m².
- Laid side by side, Guerrero and Latvia would cover 129,000 km², about the same size as Nicaragua.
- Together they have 5.4 million people, about as many people as Slovakia.
- Counted as a country, Guerrero would rank 125th by area and 133rd by population.
Side by side
| Guerrero | Latvia | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 64,700 km²25,000 mi² | 64,600 km²24,900 mi² |
| Official area | 63,600 km²Wikidata | 64,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 14th of 32in Mexico | 125th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 3.5 millionWikidata, 2015 | 1.8 millionWikidata, 2026 |
| Rank by population | 12th of 32in Mexico | 151st of 237worldwide |
| Density | 55 per km² | 29 per km² |
| Capital | Chilpancingo de los Bravo | Riga |
| Latitude range | 16°N to 19°N | 56°N to 58°N |
Population: Wikidata 2015 and Wikidata 2026. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 63,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 64,700 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 64,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 64,600 km², to within 2%.
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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