Guerrero is 1.03× the size of West Virginia
Guerrero (state of Mexico) covers about 64,700 km² (25,000 mi²) and West Virginia (state of the United States) about 62,700 km² (24,200 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 64,700km²Guerrero
- 62,700km²West Virginia
100 km
- Guerrero
- West Virginia
What fits
- West Virginia is 97% of the size of Guerrero.
- Guerrero is larger by 1,960 km² (756 mi²), which is 3.1% of the area of West Virginia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Guerrero is about 2.11, West Virginia about 2.05.
How they differ
- Guerrero also has the larger population: 3.5 million against 1.8 million, 1.97× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 55 in Guerrero against 29 in West Virginia: Guerrero is 1.91× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,990 km apart.
- On a standard web map West Virginia looks larger than Guerrero: Guerrero at 18°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and West Virginia at 39°N about 1.6×, so the map shows West Virginia as 1.44× the size of Guerrero, when Guerrero is 1.03× the size of West Virginia.
- Together Guerrero and West Virginia cover 127,000 km², close to the size of Nicaragua (129,000 km², 1.0% bigger).
- The gap between them, 1,960 km², is about the size of Mauritius (2,000 km²).
- At West Virginia's density, Guerrero would have 1.8 million people (it has 3.5 million). At Guerrero's density, West Virginia would have 3.4 million (it has 1.8 million).
- West Virginia's centre is 21.0° of latitude, about 2,330 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.
- West Virginia is the 41st largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 0.7% of its area; it is the 30th most densely populated of them.
- West Virginia lies about 21° of latitude (roughly 2,330 km) north of Guerrero.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Guerrero would have about 18,310 m² and each person in West Virginia about 34,980 m².
- Laid side by side, Guerrero and West Virginia would cover 127,000 km², about the same size as Nicaragua.
- Together they have 5.3 million people, about as many people as New Zealand.
Side by side
| Guerrero | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 64,700 km²25,000 mi² | 62,700 km²24,200 mi² |
| Official area | 63,600 km²Wikidata | 62,800 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 14th of 32in Mexico | 41st of 51in the United States |
| Population | 3.5 millionWikidata, 2015 | 1.8 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 12th of 32in Mexico | 39th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 55 per km² | 29 per km² |
| Capital | Chilpancingo de los Bravo | Charleston |
| Latitude range | 16°N to 19°N | 37°N to 41°N |
Population: Wikidata 2015 and Wikidata 2020. 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 62,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 62,700 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