Hidalgo is 1.26× the size of Hawaii
Hidalgo (state of Mexico) covers about 21,300 km² (8,230 mi²) and Hawaii (state of the United States) about 16,800 km² (6,510 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 21,300km²Hidalgo
- 16,800km²Hawaii
100 km
- Hidalgo
- Hawaii
What fits
- Hawaii is 79% of the size of Hidalgo.
- Hidalgo is larger by 4,460 km² (1,720 mi²), which is 26% of the area of Hawaii.
- Measured in Belgiums: Hidalgo is about 0.69, Hawaii about 0.55.
How they differ
- Hidalgo also has the larger population: 2.9 million against 1.5 million, 1.96× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 134 in Hidalgo against 86 in Hawaii: Hidalgo is 1.55× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,960 km apart.
- Together Hidalgo and Hawaii cover 38,200 km², close to the size of Netherlands (37,100 km², 2.8% smaller).
- The gap between them, 4,460 km², is about the size of Cape Verde (3,930 km²).
- At Hawaii's density, Hidalgo would have 1.8 million people (it has 2.9 million). At Hidalgo's density, Hawaii would have 2.3 million (it has 1.5 million).
- Their centres lie at almost the same latitude.
- 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.
- Hawaii is the 47th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 0.2% of its area; it is the 13th most densely populated of them.
- Both lie at about the same latitude, 20°N and 20°N.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Hidalgo would have about 7,450 m² and each person in Hawaii about 11,580 m².
- Laid side by side, Hidalgo and Hawaii would cover 38,200 km², about the same size as the Netherlands.
- Together they have 4.3 million people, 97% as many people as Kuwait.
Side by side
| Hidalgo | Hawaii | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 21,300 km²8,230 mi² | 16,800 km²6,510 mi² |
| Official area | 20,800 km²Wikidata | 28,300 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 26th of 32in Mexico | 47th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 2.9 millionWikidata, 2015 | 1.5 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 17th of 32in Mexico | 40th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 134 per km² | 86 per km² |
| Capital | Pachuca | Honolulu |
| Latitude range | 20°N to 21°N | 19°N to 28°N |
Population: Wikidata 2015 and Wikidata 2020. 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 16,800 km² is 40% below Wikidata's official figure of 28,300 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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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