Louisiana is 1.26× the size of Castile and León
Louisiana (state of the United States) covers about 120,000 km² (46,200 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.
- 120,000km²Louisiana
- 94,800km²Castile and León
100 km
- Louisiana
- Castile and León
What fits
- Castile and León is 79% of the size of Louisiana.
- Louisiana is larger by 24,800 km² (9,560 mi²), which is 26% of the area of Castile and León.
- Measured in Belgiums: Louisiana is about 3.90, Castile and León about 3.09.
How they differ
- Louisiana also has the larger population: 4.7 million against 2.4 million, 1.95× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 39 in Louisiana against 25 in Castile and León: Louisiana is 1.55× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,560 km apart.
- On a standard web map Castile and León looks larger than Louisiana: Louisiana at 31°N is drawn about 1.4× too large and Castile and León at 42°N about 1.8×, so the map shows Castile and León as 1.05× the size of Louisiana, when Louisiana is 1.26× the size of Castile and León.
- Together Louisiana and Castile and León cover 214,000 km², close to the size of Guyana (211,000 km², 1.5% smaller).
- The gap between them, 24,800 km², is about the size of Rwanda (25,300 km²).
- At Castile and León's density, Louisiana would have 3.0 million people (it has 4.7 million). At Louisiana's density, Castile and León would have 3.7 million (it has 2.4 million).
- Castile and León's centre is 10.7° of latitude, about 1,190 km, farther north than Louisiana's.
- Louisiana is the 32nd largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.3% of its area; it is the 26th 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.
- Castile and León lies about 11° of latitude (roughly 1,190 km) north of Louisiana.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Louisiana would have about 25,670 m² and each person in Castile and León about 39,690 m².
- Laid side by side, Louisiana and Castile and León would cover 214,000 km², about the same size as Guyana.
- Together they have 7.0 million people, about as many people as Laos.
Side by side
| Louisiana | Castile and León | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | Autonomous communitySpain |
| Area, measured | 120,000 km²46,200 mi² | 94,800 km²36,600 mi² |
| Official area | 135,000 km²Wikidata | 94,200 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 32nd of 51in the United States | 1st of 19in Spain |
| Population | 4.7 millionWikidata, 2020 | 2.4 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 25th of 51in the United States | 6th of 19in Spain |
| Density | 39 per km² | 25 per km² |
| Capital | Baton Rouge | – |
| Latitude range | 29°N to 33°N | 40°N to 43°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 120,000 km² is 12% below Wikidata's official figure of 135,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
- 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