Kentucky is 1.78× the size of Michoacán
Kentucky (state of the United States) covers about 105,000 km² (40,400 mi²) and Michoacán (state of Mexico) about 58,900 km² (22,700 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 105,000km²Kentucky
- 58,900km²Michoacán
200 km
- Kentucky
- Michoacán
What fits
- Michoacán is 56% of the size of Kentucky.
- Kentucky is larger by 45,700 km² (17,600 mi²), which is 78% of the area of Michoacán.
- Measured in Belgiums: Kentucky is about 3.41, Michoacán about 1.92.
How they differ
- Kentucky is larger, but Michoacán has the larger population: 4.6 million against 4.5 million, 1.02× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 78 in Michoacán against 43 in Kentucky: Michoacán is 1.81× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,600 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Kentucky at 38°N is drawn about 1.6× too large and Michoacán at 19°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Kentucky as 2.52× the size of Michoacán instead of 1.78×.
- Together Kentucky and Michoacán cover 163,000 km², close to the size of Somaliland (167,000 km², 2.4% bigger).
- The gap between them, 45,700 km², is about the size of Estonia (45,800 km²).
- At Michoacán's density, Kentucky would have 8.1 million people (it has 4.5 million). At Kentucky's density, Michoacán would have 2.5 million (it has 4.6 million).
- Kentucky's centre is 18.3° of latitude, about 2,040 km, farther north than Michoacán's.
- Kentucky is the 36th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.1% of its area; it is the 23rd most densely populated of them.
- Michoacán is the 16th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 3.0% of its area; it is the 15th most densely populated of them.
- Kentucky lies about 18° of latitude (roughly 2,040 km) north of Michoacán.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Kentucky would have about 23,210 m² and each person in Michoacán about 12,840 m².
- Laid side by side, Kentucky and Michoacán would cover 163,000 km², 1.04× the size of Tunisia.
- Together they have 9.1 million people, about as many people as Switzerland.
Side by side
| Kentucky | Michoacán | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 105,000 km²40,400 mi² | 58,900 km²22,700 mi² |
| Official area | 105,000 km²Wikidata | 58,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 36th of 51in the United States | 16th of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 4.5 millionWikidata, 2020 | 4.6 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 26th of 51in the United States | 9th of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 43 per km² | 78 per km² |
| Capital | Frankfort | Morelia |
| Latitude range | 36°N to 39°N | 18°N to 20°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2015. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 105,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 105,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 58,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 58,900 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