Hidalgo is 1.33× the size of Thuringia
Hidalgo (state of Mexico) covers about 21,300 km² (8,230 mi²) and Thuringia (state of Germany) about 16,100 km² (6,200 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 21,300km²Hidalgo
- 16,100km²Thuringia
50 km
- Hidalgo
- Thuringia
What fits
- Thuringia is 75% of the size of Hidalgo.
- Hidalgo is larger by 5,240 km² (2,020 mi²), which is 33% of the area of Thuringia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Hidalgo is about 0.69, Thuringia about 0.52.
How they differ
- Hidalgo also has the larger population: 2.9 million against 2.1 million, 1.35× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 134 in Hidalgo against 131 in Thuringia: Hidalgo is 1.02× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,560 km apart.
- On a standard web map Thuringia looks larger than Hidalgo: Hidalgo at 20°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Thuringia at 51°N about 2.5×, so the map shows Thuringia as 1.66× the size of Hidalgo, when Hidalgo is 1.33× the size of Thuringia.
- Together Hidalgo and Thuringia cover 37,400 km², close to the size of Netherlands (37,100 km², 0.7% smaller).
- The gap between them, 5,240 km², is about the size of Trinidad and Tobago (5,120 km²).
- At Thuringia's density, Hidalgo would have 2.8 million people (it has 2.9 million). At Hidalgo's density, Thuringia would have 2.2 million (it has 2.1 million).
- Thuringia's centre is 30.4° of latitude, about 3,380 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.
- Thuringia is the 11th largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 4.5% of its area; it is the 13th most densely populated of them.
- Thuringia lies about 30° of latitude (roughly 3,380 km) north of Hidalgo.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Hidalgo would have about 7,450 m² and each person in Thuringia about 7,610 m².
- Laid side by side, Hidalgo and Thuringia would cover 37,400 km², about the same size as the Netherlands.
- Together they have 5.0 million people, about as many people as Oman.
Side by side
| Hidalgo | Thuringia | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | StateGermany |
| Area, measured | 21,300 km²8,230 mi² | 16,100 km²6,200 mi² |
| Official area | 20,800 km²Wikidata | 16,200 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 26th of 32in Mexico | 11th of 16in Germany |
| Population | 2.9 millionWikidata, 2015 | 2.1 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 17th of 32in Mexico | 12th of 16in Germany |
| Density | 134 per km² | 131 per km² |
| Capital | Pachuca | Erfurt |
| 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 16,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 16,100 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