Latvia is 1.01× the size of San Luis Potosí
Latvia (Europe) covers about 64,600 km² (24,900 mi²) and San Luis Potosí (state of Mexico) about 64,200 km² (24,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 64,600km²Latvia
- 64,200km²San Luis Potosí
100 km
- Latvia
- San Luis Potosí
What fits
- San Luis Potosí is 99% of the size of Latvia.
- Latvia is larger by 375 km² (145 mi²), which is 0.6% of the area of San Luis Potosí.
- Measured in Belgiums: Latvia is about 2.11, San Luis Potosí about 2.09.
How they differ
- Latvia is larger, but San Luis Potosí has the larger population: 2.7 million against 1.8 million, 1.47× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 42 in San Luis Potosí against 29 in Latvia: San Luis Potosí is 1.48× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,820 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Latvia at 57°N is drawn about 3.3× too large and San Luis Potosí at 23°N about 1.2×, so the map shows Latvia as 2.87× the size of San Luis Potosí instead of 1.01×.
- Together Latvia and San Luis Potosí cover 129,000 km², close to the size of Nicaragua (129,000 km², 0.1% smaller).
- At San Luis Potosí's density, Latvia would have 2.7 million people (it has 1.8 million). At Latvia's density, San Luis Potosí would have 1.8 million (it has 2.7 million).
- Latvia's centre is 34.3° of latitude, about 3,810 km, farther north than San Luis Potosí's.
- Latvia ranks 126th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- San Luis Potosí is the 15th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 3.3% of its area; it is the 25th most densely populated of them.
- Latvia lies about 34° of latitude (roughly 3,810 km) north of San Luis Potosí.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Latvia would have about 35,000 m² and each person in San Luis Potosí about 23,620 m².
- Laid side by side, Latvia and San Luis Potosí would cover 129,000 km², about the same size as Nicaragua.
- Together they have 4.6 million people, about as many people as Panama.
- Counted as a country, San Luis Potosí would rank 126th by area and 140th by population.
Side by side
| Latvia | San Luis Potosí | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 64,600 km²24,900 mi² | 64,200 km²24,800 mi² |
| Official area | 64,600 km²Wikidata | 61,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 125th of 239worldwide | 15th of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 1.8 millionWikidata, 2026 | 2.7 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 151st of 237worldwide | 19th of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 29 per km² | 42 per km² |
| Capital | Riga | San Luis Potosí |
| Latitude range | 56°N to 58°N | 21°N to 25°N |
Population: Wikidata 2026 and Wikidata 2015. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 64,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 64,600 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 64,200 km² is 5.3% above Wikidata's official figure of 61,000 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 for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, 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