Michoacán is 1.06× the size of Himachal Pradesh
Michoacán (state of Mexico) covers about 58,900 km² (22,700 mi²) and Himachal Pradesh (state of India) about 55,400 km² (21,400 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 58,900km²Michoacán
- 55,400km²Himachal Pradesh
100 km
- Michoacán
- Himachal Pradesh
What fits
- Himachal Pradesh is 94% of the size of Michoacán.
- Michoacán is larger by 3,480 km² (1,340 mi²), which is 6.3% of the area of Himachal Pradesh.
- Measured in Belgiums: Michoacán is about 1.92, Himachal Pradesh about 1.81.
How they differ
- Michoacán is larger, but Himachal Pradesh has the larger population: 6.9 million against 4.6 million, 1.50× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 124 in Himachal Pradesh against 78 in Michoacán: Himachal Pradesh is 1.59× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 14,300 km apart.
- On a standard web map Himachal Pradesh looks larger than Michoacán: Michoacán at 19°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Himachal Pradesh at 32°N about 1.4×, so the map shows Himachal Pradesh as 1.16× the size of Michoacán, when Michoacán is 1.06× the size of Himachal Pradesh.
- Together Michoacán and Himachal Pradesh cover 114,000 km², close to the size of Bulgaria (113,000 km², 1.3% smaller).
- The gap between them, 3,480 km², is about the size of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (3,320 km²).
- At Himachal Pradesh's density, Michoacán would have 7.3 million people (it has 4.6 million). At Michoacán's density, Himachal Pradesh would have 4.3 million (it has 6.9 million).
- Himachal Pradesh's centre is 12.7° of latitude, about 1,420 km, farther north than Michoacán's.
- Michoacán is the 16th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 3.0% of its area; it is the 15th most densely populated of them.
- Himachal Pradesh is the 18th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 1.8% of its area; it is the 30th most densely populated of them.
- Himachal Pradesh lies about 13° of latitude (roughly 1,420 km) north of Michoacán.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Michoacán would have about 12,840 m² and each person in Himachal Pradesh about 8,070 m².
- Laid side by side, Michoacán and Himachal Pradesh would cover 114,000 km², about the same size as Bulgaria.
- Together they have 11.4 million people, about as many people as Tunisia.
Side by side
| Michoacán | Himachal Pradesh | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 58,900 km²22,700 mi² | 55,400 km²21,400 mi² |
| Official area | 58,600 km²Wikidata | 55,800 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 16th of 32in Mexico | 18th of 36in India |
| Population | 4.6 millionWikidata, 2015 | 6.9 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 9th of 32in Mexico | 22nd of 36in India |
| Density | 78 per km² | 124 per km² |
| Capital | Morelia | Shimla |
| Latitude range | 18°N to 20°N | 30°N to 33°N |
Population: Wikidata 2015 and Wikidata 2011. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 58,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 58,900 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 55,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 55,400 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