La Rioja is 1.03× the size of Delaware
La Rioja (autonomous community of Spain) covers about 5,330 km² (2,060 mi²) and Delaware (state of the United States) about 5,170 km² (2,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 5,330km²La Rioja
- 5,170km²Delaware
20 km
- La Rioja
- Delaware
What fits
- Delaware is 97% of the size of La Rioja.
- La Rioja is larger by 160 km² (61.9 mi²), which is 3.1% of the area of Delaware.
- Measured in Belgiums: La Rioja is about 0.17, Delaware about 0.17.
How they differ
- La Rioja is larger, but Delaware has the larger population: 990,000 against 324,000, 3.05× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 191 in Delaware against 61 in La Rioja: Delaware is 3.15× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,980 km apart.
- Together La Rioja and Delaware cover 10,500 km², close to the size of Gambia (10,500 km², 0.0% smaller).
- The gap between them, 160 km², is about the size of Marshall Islands (165 km²).
- At Delaware's density, La Rioja would have 1.0 million people (it has 324,000). At La Rioja's density, Delaware would have 315,000 (it has 990,000).
- La Rioja's centre is 3.3° of latitude, about 370 km, farther north than Delaware's.
- La Rioja is the 16th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 1.1% of its area; it is the 15th most densely populated of them.
- Delaware is the 49th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers less than 0.1% of its area; it is the 7th most densely populated of them.
- La Rioja lies about 3° of latitude (roughly 365 km) north of Delaware.
- Shared out evenly, each person in La Rioja would have about 16,440 m² and each person in Delaware about 5,220 m².
- Laid side by side, La Rioja and Delaware would cover 10,500 km², about the same size as the Gambia.
- Together they have 1.3 million people, about as many people as Cyprus.
Side by side
| La Rioja | Delaware | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | Autonomous communitySpain | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 5,330 km²2,060 mi² | 5,170 km²2,000 mi² |
| Official area | 5,050 km²Wikidata | 6,450 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 16th of 19in Spain | 49th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 324,000Wikidata, 2024 | 990,000Wikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 17th of 19in Spain | 45th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 61 per km² | 191 per km² |
| Capital | Logroño | Dover |
| Latitude range | 42°N to 43°N | 38°N to 40°N |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 5,330 km² is 5.7% above Wikidata's official figure of 5,050 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
- Our measured 5,170 km² is 20% below Wikidata's official figure of 6,450 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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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
