Hidalgo is 1.01× the size of Massachusetts
Hidalgo (state of Mexico) covers about 21,300 km² (8,230 mi²) and Massachusetts (state of the United States) about 21,200 km² (8,170 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 21,300km²Hidalgo
- 21,200km²Massachusetts
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- Hidalgo
- Massachusetts
What fits
- Massachusetts is 99% of the size of Hidalgo.
- Hidalgo is larger by 143 km² (55.2 mi²), which is 0.7% of the area of Massachusetts.
- Measured in Belgiums: Hidalgo is about 0.69, Massachusetts about 0.69.
How they differ
- Hidalgo is larger, but Massachusetts has the larger population: 7.0 million against 2.9 million, 2.46× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 332 in Massachusetts against 134 in Hidalgo: Massachusetts is 2.48× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 3,500 km apart.
- On a standard web map Massachusetts looks larger than Hidalgo: Hidalgo at 20°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Massachusetts at 42°N about 1.8×, so the map shows Massachusetts as 1.59× the size of Hidalgo, when Hidalgo is 1.01× the size of Massachusetts.
- Together Hidalgo and Massachusetts cover 42,500 km², close to the size of Denmark (42,700 km², 0.5% bigger).
- At Massachusetts's density, Hidalgo would have 7.1 million people (it has 2.9 million). At Hidalgo's density, Massachusetts would have 2.8 million (it has 7.0 million).
- Massachusetts's centre is 21.8° of latitude, about 2,420 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.
- Massachusetts is the 45th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 0.2% of its area; it is the 4th most densely populated of them.
- Massachusetts lies about 22° of latitude (roughly 2,420 km) north of Hidalgo.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Hidalgo would have about 7,450 m² and each person in Massachusetts about 3,010 m².
- Laid side by side, Hidalgo and Massachusetts would cover 42,500 km², about the same size as Denmark.
- Together they have 9.9 million people, about as many people as the United Arab Emirates.
Side by side
| Hidalgo | Massachusetts | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 21,300 km²8,230 mi² | 21,200 km²8,170 mi² |
| Official area | 20,800 km²Wikidata | 27,300 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 26th of 32in Mexico | 45th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 2.9 millionWikidata, 2015 | 7.0 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 17th of 32in Mexico | 15th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 134 per km² | 332 per km² |
| Capital | Pachuca | Boston |
| Latitude range | 20°N to 21°N | 41°N to 43°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 21,200 km² is 23% below Wikidata's official figure of 27,300 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