Guerrero is 1.14× the size of Paraíba
Guerrero (state of Mexico) covers about 64,700 km² (25,000 mi²) and Paraíba (state of Brazil) about 56,500 km² (21,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 64,700km²Guerrero
- 56,500km²Paraíba
100 km
- Guerrero
- Paraíba
What fits
- Paraíba is 87% of the size of Guerrero.
- Guerrero is larger by 8,180 km² (3,160 mi²), which is 14% of the area of Paraíba.
- Measured in Belgiums: Guerrero is about 2.11, Paraíba about 1.84.
How they differ
- Guerrero is larger, but Paraíba has the larger population: 4.0 million against 3.5 million, 1.12× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 70 in Paraíba against 55 in Guerrero: Paraíba is 1.29× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,450 km apart.
- Together Guerrero and Paraíba cover 121,000 km², close to the size of North Korea (122,000 km², 1.0% bigger).
- The gap between them, 8,180 km², is about the size of Lebanon (10,000 km²).
- At Paraíba's density, Guerrero would have 4.5 million people (it has 3.5 million). At Guerrero's density, Paraíba would have 3.1 million (it has 4.0 million).
- Guerrero's centre is 24.8° of latitude, about 2,760 km, farther north than Paraíba'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.
- Paraíba is the 21st largest of the 27 states and districts of Brazil and covers 0.7% of its area; it is the 9th most densely populated of them.
- Guerrero lies about 25° of latitude (roughly 2,760 km) north of Paraíba, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Guerrero would have about 18,310 m² and each person in Paraíba about 14,220 m².
- Laid side by side, Guerrero and Paraíba would cover 121,000 km², about the same size as North Korea.
- Together they have 7.5 million people, about as many people as Sierra Leone.
Side by side
| Guerrero | Paraíba | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | StateBrazil |
| Area, measured | 64,700 km²25,000 mi² | 56,500 km²21,800 mi² |
| Official area | 63,600 km²Wikidata | 56,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 14th of 32in Mexico | 21st of 27in Brazil |
| Population | 3.5 millionWikidata, 2015 | 4.0 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 12th of 32in Mexico | 13th of 27in Brazil |
| Density | 55 per km² | 70 per km² |
| Capital | Chilpancingo de los Bravo | João Pessoa |
| Latitude range | 16°N to 19°N | 8°S to 6°S |
Population: Wikidata 2015 and Wikidata 2022. 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 56,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 56,500 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