Hidalgo is 1.17× the size of Saxony
Hidalgo (state of Mexico) covers about 21,300 km² (8,230 mi²) and Saxony (state of Germany) about 18,200 km² (7,010 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 21,300km²Hidalgo
- 18,200km²Saxony
50 km
- Hidalgo
- Saxony
What fits
- Saxony is 85% of the size of Hidalgo.
- Hidalgo is larger by 3,140 km² (1,210 mi²), which is 17% of the area of Saxony.
- Measured in Belgiums: Hidalgo is about 0.69, Saxony about 0.59.
How they differ
- Hidalgo is larger, but Saxony has the larger population: 4.1 million against 2.9 million, 1.43× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 225 in Saxony against 134 in Hidalgo: Saxony is 1.68× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,690 km apart.
- On a standard web map Saxony looks larger than Hidalgo: Hidalgo at 20°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Saxony at 51°N about 2.5×, so the map shows Saxony as 1.89× the size of Hidalgo, when Hidalgo is 1.17× the size of Saxony.
- Together Hidalgo and Saxony cover 39,500 km², close to the size of Bhutan (40,400 km², 2.4% bigger).
- The gap between them, 3,140 km², is about the size of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (3,320 km²).
- At Saxony's density, Hidalgo would have 4.8 million people (it has 2.9 million). At Hidalgo's density, Saxony would have 2.4 million (it has 4.1 million).
- Saxony's centre is 30.6° of latitude, about 3,400 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 is the 10th largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 5.1% of its area; it is the 8th most densely populated of them.
- Saxony lies about 31° of latitude (roughly 3,400 km) north of Hidalgo.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Hidalgo would have about 7,450 m² and each person in Saxony about 4,450 m².
- Laid side by side, Hidalgo and Saxony would cover 39,500 km², about the same size as Bhutan.
- Together they have 6.9 million people, about as many people as Laos.
Side by side
| Hidalgo | Saxony | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | StateGermany |
| Area, measured | 21,300 km²8,230 mi² | 18,200 km²7,010 mi² |
| Official area | 20,800 km²Wikidata | 18,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 26th of 32in Mexico | 10th of 16in Germany |
| Population | 2.9 millionWikidata, 2015 | 4.1 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 17th of 32in Mexico | 7th of 16in Germany |
| Density | 134 per km² | 225 per km² |
| Capital | Pachuca | Dresden |
| Latitude range | 20°N to 21°N | 50°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 18,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 18,200 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