Indiana is 1.02× the size of Oaxaca
Indiana (state of the United States) covers about 94,300 km² (36,400 mi²) and Oaxaca (state of Mexico) about 92,200 km² (35,600 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 94,300km²Indiana
- 92,200km²Oaxaca
100 km
- Indiana
- Oaxaca
What fits
- Oaxaca is 98% of the size of Indiana.
- Indiana is larger by 2,180 km² (840 mi²), which is 2.4% of the area of Oaxaca.
- Measured in Belgiums: Indiana is about 3.08, Oaxaca about 3.00.
How they differ
- Indiana also has the larger population: 6.8 million against 4.0 million, 1.71× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 72 in Indiana against 43 in Oaxaca: Indiana is 1.67× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,730 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Indiana at 40°N is drawn about 1.7× too large and Oaxaca at 17°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Indiana as 1.59× the size of Oaxaca instead of 1.02×.
- Together Indiana and Oaxaca cover 186,000 km², close to the size of Syria (186,000 km², 0.3% smaller).
- The gap between them, 2,180 km², is about the size of Mauritius (2,000 km²).
- At Oaxaca's density, Indiana would have 4.1 million people (it has 6.8 million). At Indiana's density, Oaxaca would have 6.6 million (it has 4.0 million).
- Indiana's centre is 22.9° of latitude, about 2,550 km, farther north than Oaxaca's.
- Indiana is the 38th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.0% of its area; it is the 17th most densely populated of them.
- Oaxaca is the 5th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 4.7% of its area; it is the 23rd most densely populated of them.
- Indiana lies about 23° of latitude (roughly 2,550 km) north of Oaxaca.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Indiana would have about 13,900 m² and each person in Oaxaca about 23,230 m².
- Laid side by side, Indiana and Oaxaca would cover 186,000 km², about the same size as Syria.
- Together they have 10.8 million people, about as many people as Dominican Republic.
Side by side
| Indiana | Oaxaca | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 94,300 km²36,400 mi² | 92,200 km²35,600 mi² |
| Official area | 94,300 km²Wikidata | 93,800 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 38th of 51in the United States | 5th of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 6.8 millionWikidata, 2020 | 4.0 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 17th of 51in the United States | 10th of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 72 per km² | 43 per km² |
| Capital | Indianapolis | Oaxaca de Juárez |
| Latitude range | 38°N to 42°N | 16°N to 19°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2015. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 94,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 94,300 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 93,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 92,200 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