Hidalgo is 1.04× the size of El Salvador
Hidalgo (state of Mexico) covers about 21,300 km² (8,230 mi²) and El Salvador (North America) about 20,500 km² (7,930 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 21,300km²Hidalgo
- 20,500km²El Salvador
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- Hidalgo
- El Salvador
What fits
- El Salvador is 96% of the size of Hidalgo.
- Hidalgo is larger by 765 km² (295 mi²), which is 3.7% of the area of El Salvador.
- Measured in Belgiums: Hidalgo is about 0.69, El Salvador about 0.67.
How they differ
- Hidalgo is larger, but El Salvador has the larger population: 6.0 million against 2.9 million, 2.11× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 294 in El Salvador against 134 in Hidalgo: El Salvador is 2.19× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,300 km apart.
- Together Hidalgo and El Salvador cover 41,800 km², close to the size of Switzerland (41,400 km², 1.0% smaller).
- The gap between them, 765 km², is about the size of Dominica (730 km²).
- At El Salvador's density, Hidalgo would have 6.3 million people (it has 2.9 million). At Hidalgo's density, El Salvador would have 2.8 million (it has 6.0 million).
- Hidalgo's centre is 6.7° of latitude, about 750 km, farther north than El Salvador's.
- Hidalgo is the 26th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 1.1% of its area; it is the 9th most densely populated of them.
- El Salvador ranks 154th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Hidalgo lies about 7° of latitude (roughly 749 km) north of El Salvador.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Hidalgo would have about 7,450 m² and each person in El Salvador about 3,410 m².
- Laid side by side, Hidalgo and El Salvador would cover 41,800 km², about the same size as Switzerland.
- Together they have 8.9 million people, about as many people as Papua New Guinea.
- Counted as a country, Hidalgo would rank 153rd by area and 139th by population.
Side by side
| Hidalgo | El Salvador | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | CountryNorth America |
| Area, measured | 21,300 km²8,230 mi² | 20,500 km²7,930 mi² |
| Official area | 20,800 km²Wikidata | 21,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 26th of 32in Mexico | 153rd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 2.9 millionWikidata, 2015 | 6.0 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 17th of 32in Mexico | 114th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 134 per km² | 294 per km² |
| Capital | Pachuca | San Salvador |
| Latitude range | 20°N to 21°N | 13°N to 14°N |
Population: Wikidata 2015 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 21,300 km² is 2.3% above Wikidata's official figure of 20,800 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- Our measured 20,500 km² is 2.4% below Wikidata's official figure of 21,000 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 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