Maryland is 1.06× the size of Tabasco

Maryland (state of the United States) covers about 25,500 km² (9,830 mi²) and Tabasco (state of Mexico) about 24,100 km² (9,290 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

25,500km²Maryland
24,100km²Tabasco

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Maryland
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What fits

Tabasco is 94% of the size of Maryland.
Maryland is larger by 1,410 km² (543 mi²), which is 5.8% of the area of Tabasco.
Measured in Belgiums: Maryland is about 0.83, Tabasco about 0.78.

How they differ

Maryland also has the larger population: 6.2 million against 2.4 million, 2.57× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 243 in Maryland against 100 in Tabasco: Maryland is 2.43× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 2,800 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Maryland at 39°N is drawn about 1.7× too large and Tabasco at 18°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Maryland as 1.59× the size of Tabasco instead of 1.06×.
Together Maryland and Tabasco cover 49,500 km², close to the size of Slovakia (48,500 km², 2.1% smaller).
The gap between them, 1,410 km², is about the size of Comoros (1,670 km²).
At Tabasco's density, Maryland would have 2.5 million people (it has 6.2 million). At Maryland's density, Tabasco would have 5.8 million (it has 2.4 million).
Maryland's centre is 21.1° of latitude, about 2,350 km, farther north than Tabasco's.
Maryland is the 42nd largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 0.3% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
Tabasco is the 24th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 1.2% of its area; it is the 12th most densely populated of them.
Maryland lies about 21° of latitude (roughly 2,350 km) north of Tabasco.
Shared out evenly, each person in Maryland would have about 4,120 m² and each person in Tabasco about 10,010 m².
Laid side by side, Maryland and Tabasco would cover 49,500 km², about the same size as Slovakia.
Together they have 8.6 million people, 1.03× as many people as Honduras.

Side by side

	Maryland	Tabasco
Is a	StateUnited States	StateMexico
Area, measured	25,500 km²9,830 mi²	24,100 km²9,290 mi²
Official area	32,100 km²Wikidata	24,700 km²Wikidata
Rank by area	42nd of 51in the United States	24th of 32in Mexico
Population	6.2 millionWikidata, 2020	2.4 millionWikidata, 2020
Rank by population	18th of 51in the United States	20th of 32in Mexico
Density	243 per km²	100 per km²
Capital	Annapolis	Villahermosa
Latitude range	38°N to 40°N	17°N to 19°N

Population: Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Our measured 25,500 km² is 21% below Wikidata's official figure of 32,100 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
Our measured 24,100 km² is 2.8% below Wikidata's official figure of 24,700 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.

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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

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