Iowa is 1.53× the size of Castile and León
Iowa (state of the United States) covers about 145,000 km² (56,200 mi²) and Castile and León (autonomous community of Spain) about 94,800 km² (36,600 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 145,000km²Iowa
- 94,800km²Castile and León
100 km
- Iowa
- Castile and León
What fits
- Castile and León is 65% of the size of Iowa.
- Iowa is larger by 50,700 km² (19,600 mi²), which is 53% of the area of Castile and León.
- Measured in Belgiums: Iowa is about 4.74, Castile and León about 3.09.
How they differ
- Iowa also has the larger population: 3.2 million against 2.4 million, 1.34× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 25 in Castile and León against 22 in Iowa: Castile and León is 1.15× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,970 km apart.
- Together Iowa and Castile and León cover 240,000 km², close to the size of Ghana (239,000 km², 0.6% smaller).
- The gap between them, 50,700 km², is about the size of Costa Rica (51,200 km²).
- At Castile and León's density, Iowa would have 3.7 million people (it has 3.2 million). At Iowa's density, Castile and León would have 2.1 million (it has 2.4 million).
- Their centres lie at almost the same latitude.
- Iowa is the 26th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.5% of its area; it is the 35th most densely populated of them.
- Castile and León is the largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 19% of its area; it is the 18th most densely populated of them.
- Both lie at about the same latitude, 42°N and 42°N.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Iowa would have about 45,590 m² and each person in Castile and León about 39,690 m².
- Laid side by side, Iowa and Castile and León would cover 240,000 km², about the same size as Ghana.
- Together they have 5.6 million people, about as many people as Norway.
Side by side
| Iowa | Castile and León | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | Autonomous communitySpain |
| Area, measured | 145,000 km²56,200 mi² | 94,800 km²36,600 mi² |
| Official area | 146,000 km²Wikidata | 94,200 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 26th of 51in the United States | 1st of 19in Spain |
| Population | 3.2 millionWikidata, 2020 | 2.4 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 31st of 51in the United States | 6th of 19in Spain |
| Density | 22 per km² | 25 per km² |
| Capital | Des Moines | – |
| Latitude range | 40°N to 44°N | 40°N to 43°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 146,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 145,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 94,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 94,800 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain. The outline of Castile and León is the provinces Natural Earth draws there, joined along their shared borders.
- 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