Hidalgo is 3.68× the size of Federal District
Hidalgo (state of Mexico) covers about 21,300 km² (8,230 mi²) and Federal District (federal district of Brazil) about 5,790 km² (2,240 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 21,300km²Hidalgo
- 5,790km²Federal District
50 km
- Hidalgo
- Federal District
What fits
- Federal District fits inside Hidalgo about 3.68 times by area.
- Hidalgo is larger by 15,500 km² (5,990 mi²), which is 268% of the area of Federal District.
- Measured in Belgiums: Hidalgo is about 0.69, Federal District about 0.19.
How they differ
- Hidalgo also has the larger population: 2.9 million against 2.8 million, 1.01× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 486 in Federal District against 134 in Hidalgo: Federal District is 3.63× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,880 km apart.
- Together Hidalgo and Federal District cover 27,100 km², close to the size of Burundi (27,000 km², 0.2% smaller).
- The gap between them, 15,500 km², is about the size of East Timor (15,100 km²).
- At Federal District's density, Hidalgo would have 10.4 million people (it has 2.9 million). At Hidalgo's density, Federal District would have 777,000 (it has 2.8 million).
- Hidalgo's centre is 36.2° of latitude, about 4,030 km, farther north than Federal District'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.
- Federal District is the 27th largest of the 27 states and districts of Brazil and covers less than 0.1% of its area; it is the most densely populated of them.
- Hidalgo lies about 36° of latitude (roughly 4,030 km) north of Federal District, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Hidalgo would have about 7,450 m² and each person in Federal District about 2,060 m².
- Laid side by side, Hidalgo and Federal District would cover 27,100 km², about the same size as Burundi.
- Together they have 5.7 million people, about as many people as Finland.
Side by side
| Hidalgo | Federal District | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | Federal DistrictBrazil |
| Area, measured | 21,300 km²8,230 mi² | 5,790 km²2,240 mi² |
| Official area | 20,800 km²Wikidata | 5,760 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 26th of 32in Mexico | 27th of 27in Brazil |
| Population | 2.9 millionWikidata, 2015 | 2.8 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 17th of 32in Mexico | 20th of 27in Brazil |
| Density | 134 per km² | 486 per km² |
| Capital | Pachuca | Brasília |
| Latitude range | 20°N to 21°N | 16°S to 15°S |
Population: Wikidata 2015 and Wikidata 2022. 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.
- Wikidata's official figure of 5,760 km² agrees with our measured area of 5,790 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