Hidalgo is 1.03× the size of Saxony-Anhalt
Hidalgo (state of Mexico) covers about 21,300 km² (8,230 mi²) and Saxony-Anhalt (state of Germany) about 20,700 km² (7,980 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 21,300km²Hidalgo
- 20,700km²Saxony-Anhalt
50 km
- Hidalgo
- Saxony-Anhalt
What fits
- Saxony-Anhalt is 97% of the size of Hidalgo.
- Hidalgo is larger by 639 km² (247 mi²), which is 3.1% of the area of Saxony-Anhalt.
- Measured in Belgiums: Hidalgo is about 0.69, Saxony-Anhalt about 0.67.
How they differ
- Hidalgo also has the larger population: 2.9 million against 2.1 million, 1.33× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 134 in Hidalgo against 104 in Saxony-Anhalt: Hidalgo is 1.29× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,540 km apart.
- On a standard web map Saxony-Anhalt looks larger than Hidalgo: Hidalgo at 20°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Saxony-Anhalt at 52°N about 2.6×, so the map shows Saxony-Anhalt as 2.25× the size of Hidalgo, when Hidalgo is 1.03× the size of Saxony-Anhalt.
- Together Hidalgo and Saxony-Anhalt cover 42,000 km², close to the size of Switzerland (41,400 km², 1.3% smaller).
- The gap between them, 639 km², is about the size of Micronesia (634 km²).
- At Saxony-Anhalt's density, Hidalgo would have 2.2 million people (it has 2.9 million). At Hidalgo's density, Saxony-Anhalt would have 2.8 million (it has 2.1 million).
- Saxony-Anhalt's centre is 31.5° of latitude, about 3,510 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.
- Saxony-Anhalt is the 8th largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 5.8% of its area; it is the 14th most densely populated of them.
- Saxony-Anhalt lies about 32° of latitude (roughly 3,510 km) north of Hidalgo.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Hidalgo would have about 7,450 m² and each person in Saxony-Anhalt about 9,630 m².
- Laid side by side, Hidalgo and Saxony-Anhalt would cover 42,000 km², about the same size as Switzerland.
- Together they have 5.0 million people, about as many people as Nicaragua.
Side by side
| Hidalgo | Saxony-Anhalt | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | StateGermany |
| Area, measured | 21,300 km²8,230 mi² | 20,700 km²7,980 mi² |
| Official area | 20,800 km²Wikidata | 20,500 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 26th of 32in Mexico | 8th of 16in Germany |
| Population | 2.9 millionWikidata, 2015 | 2.1 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 17th of 32in Mexico | 11th of 16in Germany |
| Density | 134 per km² | 104 per km² |
| Capital | Pachuca | Magdeburg |
| Latitude range | 20°N to 21°N | 51°N to 53°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 20,500 km² agrees with our measured area of 20,700 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