Hidalgo is 1.01× the size of Hesse
Hidalgo (state of Mexico) covers about 21,300 km² (8,230 mi²) and Hesse (state of Germany) about 21,000 km² (8,110 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 21,300km²Hidalgo
- 21,000km²Hesse
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- Hidalgo
- Hesse
What fits
- Hesse is 99% of the size of Hidalgo.
- Hidalgo is larger by 292 km² (113 mi²), which is 1.4% of the area of Hesse.
- Measured in Belgiums: Hidalgo is about 0.69, Hesse about 0.69.
How they differ
- Hidalgo is larger, but Hesse has the larger population: 6.2 million against 2.9 million, 2.17× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 295 in Hesse against 134 in Hidalgo: Hesse is 2.20× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,450 km apart.
- On a standard web map Hesse looks larger than Hidalgo: Hidalgo at 20°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Hesse at 51°N about 2.5×, so the map shows Hesse as 2.15× the size of Hidalgo, when Hidalgo is 1.01× the size of Hesse.
- Together Hidalgo and Hesse cover 42,300 km², close to the size of Denmark (42,700 km², 0.9% bigger).
- The gap between them, 292 km², is about the size of Saint Kitts and Nevis (264 km²).
- At Hesse's density, Hidalgo would have 6.3 million people (it has 2.9 million). At Hidalgo's density, Hesse would have 2.8 million (it has 6.2 million).
- Hesse's centre is 30.1° of latitude, about 3,350 km, farther north than Hidalgo'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.
- Hesse is the 7th largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 5.9% of its area; it is the 7th most densely populated of them.
- Hesse lies about 30° of latitude (roughly 3,350 km) north of Hidalgo.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Hidalgo would have about 7,450 m² and each person in Hesse about 3,390 m².
- Laid side by side, Hidalgo and Hesse would cover 42,300 km², about the same size as Denmark.
- Together they have 9.1 million people, about as many people as Belarus.
Side by side
| Hidalgo | Hesse | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | StateGermany |
| Area, measured | 21,300 km²8,230 mi² | 21,000 km²8,110 mi² |
| Official area | 20,800 km²Wikidata | 21,100 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 26th of 32in Mexico | 7th of 16in Germany |
| Population | 2.9 millionWikidata, 2015 | 6.2 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 17th of 32in Mexico | 5th of 16in Germany |
| Density | 134 per km² | 295 per km² |
| Capital | Pachuca | Wiesbaden |
| Latitude range | 20°N to 21°N | 49°N to 52°N |
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 21,100 km² agrees with our measured area of 21,000 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