Hidalgo is 1.06× the size of Rhineland-Palatinate
Hidalgo (state of Mexico) covers about 21,300 km² (8,230 mi²) and Rhineland-Palatinate (state of Germany) about 20,100 km² (7,760 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 21,300km²Hidalgo
- 20,100km²Rhineland-Palatinate
50 km
- Hidalgo
- Rhineland-Palatinate
What fits
- Rhineland-Palatinate is 94% of the size of Hidalgo.
- Hidalgo is larger by 1,210 km² (466 mi²), which is 6.0% of the area of Rhineland-Palatinate.
- Measured in Belgiums: Hidalgo is about 0.69, Rhineland-Palatinate about 0.66.
How they differ
- Hidalgo is larger, but Rhineland-Palatinate has the larger population: 4.1 million against 2.9 million, 1.43× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 204 in Rhineland-Palatinate against 134 in Hidalgo: Rhineland-Palatinate is 1.52× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,380 km apart.
- On a standard web map Rhineland-Palatinate looks larger than Hidalgo: Hidalgo at 20°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Rhineland-Palatinate at 50°N about 2.4×, so the map shows Rhineland-Palatinate as 2.00× the size of Hidalgo, when Hidalgo is 1.06× the size of Rhineland-Palatinate.
- Together Hidalgo and Rhineland-Palatinate cover 41,400 km², close to the size of Switzerland (41,400 km², 0.1% bigger).
- The gap between them, 1,210 km², is about the size of São Tomé and Príncipe (1,040 km²).
- At Rhineland-Palatinate's density, Hidalgo would have 4.3 million people (it has 2.9 million). At Hidalgo's density, Rhineland-Palatinate would have 2.7 million (it has 4.1 million).
- Rhineland-Palatinate's centre is 29.4° of latitude, about 3,270 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.
- Rhineland-Palatinate is the 9th largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 5.6% of its area; it is the 9th most densely populated of them.
- Rhineland-Palatinate lies about 29° of latitude (roughly 3,270 km) north of Hidalgo.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Hidalgo would have about 7,450 m² and each person in Rhineland-Palatinate about 4,910 m².
- Laid side by side, Hidalgo and Rhineland-Palatinate would cover 41,400 km², about the same size as Switzerland.
- Together they have 7.0 million people, about as many people as Laos.
Side by side
| Hidalgo | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | StateGermany |
| Area, measured | 21,300 km²8,230 mi² | 20,100 km²7,760 mi² |
| Official area | 20,800 km²Wikidata | 19,900 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 26th of 32in Mexico | 9th of 16in Germany |
| Population | 2.9 millionWikidata, 2015 | 4.1 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 17th of 32in Mexico | 6th of 16in Germany |
| Density | 134 per km² | 204 per km² |
| Capital | Pachuca | Mainz |
| Latitude range | 20°N to 21°N | 49°N to 51°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 19,900 km² agrees with our measured area of 20,100 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