Maharashtra is 1.24× the size of Chihuahua
Maharashtra (state of India) covers about 307,000 km² (118,000 mi²) and Chihuahua (state of Mexico) about 248,000 km² (95,700 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 307,000km²Maharashtra
- 248,000km²Chihuahua
200 km
- Maharashtra
- Chihuahua
What fits
- Chihuahua is 81% of the size of Maharashtra.
- Maharashtra is larger by 58,600 km² (22,600 mi²), which is 24% of the area of Chihuahua.
- Measured in Belgiums: Maharashtra is about 10.00, Chihuahua about 8.09.
How they differ
- Maharashtra also has the larger population: 112.4 million against 3.6 million, 31.6× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 367 in Maharashtra against 14 in Chihuahua: Maharashtra is 25.6× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 14,600 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Maharashtra at 19°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Chihuahua at 29°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Maharashtra as 1.07× the size of Chihuahua instead of 1.24×.
- Together Maharashtra and Chihuahua cover 555,000 km², close to the size of France (548,000 km², 1.2% smaller).
- The gap between them, 58,600 km², is about the size of Togo (56,900 km²).
- At Chihuahua's density, Maharashtra would have 4.4 million people (it has 112.4 million). At Maharashtra's density, Chihuahua would have 90.9 million (it has 3.6 million).
- Chihuahua's centre is 9.3° of latitude, about 1,040 km, farther north than Maharashtra's.
- Maharashtra is the 3rd largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 9.7% of its area; it is the 16th most densely populated of them.
- Chihuahua is the largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 13% of its area; it is the 31st most densely populated of them.
- Chihuahua lies about 9° of latitude (roughly 1,040 km) north of Maharashtra.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Maharashtra would have about 2,730 m² and each person in Chihuahua about 69,720 m².
- Laid side by side, Maharashtra and Chihuahua would cover 555,000 km², about the same size as France.
- Together they have 115.9 million people, about as many people as Egypt.
Side by side
| Maharashtra | Chihuahua | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 307,000 km²118,000 mi² | 248,000 km²95,700 mi² |
| Official area | 308,000 km²Wikidata | 247,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 3rd of 36in India | 1st of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 112.4 millionWikidata, 2011 | 3.6 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 2nd of 36in India | 11th of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 367 per km² | 14 per km² |
| Capital | Mumbai; Nagpur | Chihuahua City |
| Latitude range | 16°N to 22°N | 26°N to 32°N |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2015. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 308,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 307,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 247,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 248,000 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